Rogues: True Stories of Grifters, Killers, Rebels and Crooks

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From the prize-winning, New York Times bestselling author of Say Nothing and Empire of Pain, twelve enthralling stories of skulduggery and intrigue by one of the most decorated journalists of our time.

Patrick Radden Keefe has garnered prizes ranging from the National Magazine Award to the Orwell Prize to the National Book Critics Circle Award for his meticulously reported, hypnotically engaging work on the many ways people behave badly. Rogues brings together a dozen of his most celebrated articles from The New Yorker. As Keefe says in his preface, "They reflect on some of my abiding preoccupations: crime and corruption, secrets and lies, the permeable membrane separating licit and illicit worlds, the bonds of family, the power of denial."

Keefe brilliantly explores the intricacies of forging $150,000 vintage wines, examines whether a whistleblower who dared to expose money laundering at a Swiss bank is a hero or a fabulist, spends time in Vietnam with Anthony Bourdain, chronicles the quest to bring down a cheerful international black market arms merchant, and profiles a passionate death penalty attorney who represents the "worst of the worst," among other bravura works of literary journalism.

The appearance of his byline in The New Yorker is always an event, and collected here for the first time readers can see his work forms an always enthralling but deeply human portrait of criminals and rascals, as well as those who stand up against them.

Pages: 368

Format: Hardcover

ISBN: 0385548516

ISBN 13: 9780385548519

Rogues: True Stories of Grifters, Killers, Rebels and Crooks

Patrick Radden Keefe

4.3/5 ( ratings)

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Pages: 368

Format: Hardcover

ISBN: 0385548516

ISBN 13: 9780385548519

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say nothing and empire of pain are two of the best nonfic books i have ever read, so i am fully looking forward to this one!
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I really enjoyed Rogues: True Stories of Grifters, Killers, Rebels and Crooks by Patrick Radden Keefe. Ever since reading Empire of Pain, Patrick Radden Keefe has been on my must-read list. Given that I’m a true crime fan, this new book was perfect for me. This book includes many short stories of true crimes from cons to murder. I really liked the short-form story format. It meant my attention didn’t have to last too long while reading each story. I’ve been busy lately and this book was perfect

kelly ♥

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Apr 11, 2025

say nothing and empire of pain are two of the best nonfic books i have ever read, so i am fully looking forward to this one!

BookStarRaven

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I really enjoyed Rogues: True Stories of Grifters, Killers, Rebels and Crooks by Patrick Radden Keefe. Ever since reading Empire of Pain, Patrick Radden Keefe has been on my must-read list. Given that I’m a true crime fan, this new book was perfect for me. This book includes many short stories of true crimes from cons to murder. I really liked the short-form story format. It meant my attention didn’t have to last too long while reading each story. I’ve been busy lately and this book was perfect

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Rogues: True Stories of Grifters, Killers, Rebels and Crooks

Rogues: True Stories of Grifters, Killers, Rebels and Crooks

Rogues: True Stories of Grifters, Killers, Rebels and Crooks

More books from Patrick Radden Keefe

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

Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty

The Snakehead: An Epic Tale of the Chinatown Underworld and the American Dream

Unspeakable Acts: True Tales of Crime, Murder, Deceit, and Obsession

Chatter: Dispatches from the Secret World of Global Eavesdropping

Philip Montgomery: American Mirror

Patrick Radden Keefe 2 Books Collection Set (Say Nothing, Empire of Pain)

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