Say Nothing

A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland

Patrick Radden Keefe | 4.51 | 30,413 ratings and reviews

Recommended by Carrie Johnson, Margot Wallström, Mikko Takkunen, and 6 others. See all reviews

Ranked #1 in Ireland, Ranked #8 in Irish — see more rankings.

14 hours, 40 minutes

From award-winning New Yorker staff writer Patrick Radden Keefe, a stunning, intricate narrative about a notorious killing in Northern Ireland and its devastating repercussions

In December 1972, Jean McConville, a thirty-eight-year-old mother of ten, was dragged from her Belfast home by masked intruders, her children clinging to her legs. They never saw her again. Her abduction was one of the most notorious episodes of the vicious conflict known as The Troubles. Everyone in the neighborhood knew the I.R.A. was... more

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Carrie Johnson The best book I read last year. 📚 https://t.co/CULq9zZHEU (Source)

Margot Wallström I recommend the book ”Say nothing” about Northern Ireland and IRA. It makes fascinating reading about memories, murder, mourning and making peace. (Source)

Mikko Takkunen Just finished reading this remarkable book by @praddenkeefe. I was baffled getting this from @VeronicaSanchis as I don’t remember ever showing particular interest in the Troubles, but she obviously knows me better than I do. https://t.co/KlBCF41y47 https://t.co/PnJlLCZyQD (Source)