Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland

THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER and a NEW YORK TIMES BEST BOOK OF THE 21ST CENTURY, this stunning, intricate narrative by Patrick Radden Keefe explores a notorious killing in Northern Ireland and its devastating repercussions. Inspired by a Seamus Heaney poem, the book defies the culture of silence surrounding The Troubles, illuminating how a society fractured and the profound human cost of political conflict.

The narrative centers on the 1972 abduction and disappearance of Jean McConville, a mother of ten in Belfast, and tracks the decades-long haunting of her family, the perpetrators, and the entire society.

• Investigative account of a brutal crime and the world in which it occurred.
• Weaves together the stories of key figures including Dolours Price (IRA soldier), Gerry Adams, and Brendan Hughes (IRA commander).
• Searing chronicle of the lengths people go to in pursuit of a political cause.
• Now adapted into an FX TV series streaming on DISNEY+.

• Author: Patrick Radden Keefe
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Publication Date: August 22, 2019
• Print Length: 528 pages
• Dimensions: 129 x 34 x 198mm
• Weight: 294 g
• ISBN-13: 978-0008159269

This scrupulously reported book captures the intrigue, drama, and tragedy of an entire country through the spellbinding narratives of its characters.