Patrick Radden Keefe Books in Order

Beginning with the Echelon surveillance network, Keefe investigates how intelligence agencies intercept communications around the world. Reporting from secret listening stations and government institutions, he examines secrecy, oversight, and the limits of predicting threats through electronic eavesdropping.

Keefe traces Sister Ping's people-smuggling operation, run from New York's Chinatown, and the long FBI investigation into her network. The account follows migrants seeking new lives while examining the underground economy that both supports and exploits them.

The abduction of Belfast mother Jean McConville in 1972 anchors Keefe's investigation of Northern Ireland's Troubles. Following victims, IRA members, and political leaders, he explores violence, secrecy, memory, and the unresolved consequences of the peace process.

Keefe investigates three generations of the Sackler family, tracing their pharmaceutical fortune and cultural influence. The narrative examines drug marketing, OxyContin, and the opioid crisis while considering the relationship between immense wealth, public reputation, and accountability.

Twelve articles from The New Yorker bring together Keefe's reporting on crime, deception, and unconventional lives. Subjects include counterfeit wine, a banking whistleblower, an arms dealer, Anthony Bourdain, and a lawyer defending people facing the death penalty.