And, as in the most ingenious crime stories, Keefe unveils a revelation - lying, so to speak, in plain sight - that only further complicates the moral dimensions of his tale.' ĭevlin Barrett of The Washington Post described how Say Nothing is 'a cautionary tale, speaks volumes - about the zealotry of youth, the long-term consequences of violence and the politics of forgetting.' Maureen Corrigan of NPR enthusiastically wrote, 'Keefe is a storyteller who captures the complexities of a historical moment by digging deep into the lives of people on all sides of the conflict.' Corrigan concludes, 'At the end of his panoramic book, which gathers together history, politics and biography, Keefe tightens the focus back to the mystery of McConville's abduction and murder. Jennifer Szalai of The New York Times wrote, 'Keefe's narrative is an architectural feat, expertly constructed out of complex and contentious material, arranged and balanced just so.'

On the review aggregator website Book Marks, which assigns individual ratings to book reviews from mainstream literary critics, the book received a cumulative 'Rave' rating based on 21 reviews: 11 'Rave' reviews and 10 'Positive' reviews. Say Nothing also debuted at number five on The New York Times Combined Print & E-Book Nonfiction best-sellers list on March 17, 2019. The book debuted at number seven on The New York Times Hardcover Nonfiction best-sellers list on March 17, 2019. It was later published in the US by Doubleday on February 26, 2019. Say Nothing was first published by the William Collins imprint of HarperCollins on November 1, 2018. The book's title is taken from the poem 'Whatever You Say, Say Nothing' by Irish Nobel laureate Seamus Heaney from his collection North (1975). Keefe began researching and writing the book after reading the obituary for Dolours Price in 2013. Say Nothing focuses on The Troubles in Northern Ireland, beginning with the 1972 abduction and murder of Jean McConville. It spent six weeks on The New York Times Best Seller list and received widespread critical acclaim. It focuses on the Troubles in Northern Ireland. Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland is a 2018 book by writer and journalist Patrick Radden Keefe.

Say Nothing by Patrick Radden Keefe