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Patrick Radden Keefe
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American investigative journalist and staff writer at The New Yorker, author of six nonfiction books including Empire of Pain (2021).
Biography
Patrick Radden Keefe (born 1976) is an American writer and investigative journalist. He is a staff writer at The New Yorker and has written extensively for publications including Slate and The New York Times Magazine.
He is the author of six books: Chatter (2005), The Snakehead (2009), Say Nothing (2018), Empire of Pain (2021), Rogues (2022), and London Falling (2026). His career is defined by long-form reporting and journalism published across major outlets.
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Books by Patrick Radden Keefe

Empire of Pain
Empire of Pain (2021) is one of Keefe's six books.