Rogues

True Stories of Grifters, Killers, Rebels and Crooks

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Beschreibung

<p><b>From the Baillie Gifford Prize-winning, internationally bestselling author of <i>Say Nothing</i>, <i>Empire of Pain </i>and <i>London Falling </i>comes twelve enthralling stories of crime, corruption, secrets and lies.<br><br>'A new book by Keefe means drop everything and close the blinds; you'll be turning pages for hours . . . Highly entertaining' - <i>Los Angeles Times</i><br><br>'Eminently bingeable, religiously fact-checked and seductively globetrotting ' - <i>The</i> <i>Observer</i></b><br><br>Patrick Radden Keefe has been internationally recognized for his meticulously crafted, enthralling and deeply human reporting on criminals and rascals, as well as those who stand up to them. <i>Rogues</i> is a high-octane collection that brings together a dozen of his most celebrated articles from the <i>New Yorker.</i><br><br>Keefe explores the intricacies of forging [...] 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'.<br><br><b>Merging gripping storytelling with fearless investigative journalism, Patrick Radden Keefe is undeniably one of the great nonfiction writers of our time.<br><br>'The finest non-fiction writer we have' - Elizabeth Day<br><br>'A gifted storyteller who excels at capturing personalities - <i>The Washington Post</i><br><br>'We are fortunate to have him pounding the pavement to expose real-life darkness' - <i>The Irish Times<br><br>'</i>[Keefe] has an ability to unfurl the narrative in a way that is completely engrossing' - Louis Theroux</b></p>

Artikeldetails

EAN

9781035001767

Sprache

Englisch

Einband / Art

Taschenbuch

Maße

195 x 128 x 26 mm

Erscheinungsjahr

2023

Verlag / Hersteller

Pan Macmillan