Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland Free Audiobook Download by Patrick Radden Keefe

"No one's ever been able to explain to me how they could imagine a place so dark, where you turn on the light and there's nothing." "He filled out the form, but it was only to help with his memory."

Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland is a historical crime novel that follows the intertwined stories of a Belfast murder victim, an American reporter hunting for the truth, and a British soldier who was trained to kill. Not knowing what happened to his father, young Pat learns about his dad from his mother's new husband, Paul Myles. The man tells Pat about the time he killed Pat's father during a botched robbery. After contacting the British army for information about his father's death and learning he had been murdered by a soldier from their base, Pat embarks on an investigation to figure out why this murder took place. He learns that soldiers from Northern Ireland had been given special training to assassinate people with seemingly no motive

Say Nothing is an audiobook that's almost impossible to hear in silence, so the author and narrator Matthew Blaney recommends listening with headphones, which will reportedly amplify the sound of the Irish countryside. It tells the story of a murder case from 1989, when 9-year-old Aiden Elliott was found strangled with a ligature in County Cavan.

"Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland" is a gripping true crime story of the Troubles in Northern Ireland. It takes readers on an emotionally-charged journey through the world of secret informants, dark secrets, and murder for the sake of memory. The author Patrick Radden Keefe recounts his personal experience from reporting on the story as a journalist in 2010 to writing the book and ultimately visiting Belfast.

With the recent release of Say Nothing, Patrick Radden Keefe's biography of Irish-American journalist Veronica Guerin, whom he tracked for two years before her tragic death in 2001, it is the perfect time to enjoy this highly acclaimed audiobook. The book has been read by Matthew Blaney with a tone similar to Martin Sheen's narration for Apocalypse Now. His meandering storytelling is perfect for the slight disconnect from reality in both presentation and mood. In one instance, Blaney pauses after each sentence to prompt his thoughts on the situation in a way that leaves you feeling more than just like you are listening to a well-crafted story.

For over thirty years, the Troubles have been a dangerous and destabilizing force in Northern Ireland. The country's decades-long, conflict-ridden history has left deep scars on its people. The conflict has inevitably led to some difficult conversations and questions about how we would define morality in such a context, who is left with agency to make decisions that affect their lives, and what can be done to prevent more people from being harmed.