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Acclaimed New Yorker writer and author of the breakout debut bestseller The Lost City of Z , David Grann offers a collection of spellbinding narrative journalism. Whether hes reporting on the infiltration of the murderous Aryan Brotherhood into the U.S. prison system, tracking down a chameleon con artist in Europe, or riding in a cyclone- tossed skiff with a scientist hunting the elusive giant squid, David Grann revels in telling stories that explore the nature of obsession and that piece together true and unforgettable mysteries. Each of the dozen stories in this collection reveals a hidden and often dangerous world and, like Into Thin Air and The Orchid Thief , pivots around the gravitational pull of obsession and the captivating personalities of those caught in its grip. There is the worlds foremost expert on Sherlock Holmes who is found dead in mysterious circumstances; an arson sleuth trying to prove that a man about to be executed is innocent; and sandhogs racing to complete the brutally dangerous job of building New York Citys water tunnels before the old system collapses. Throughout, Granns hypnotic accounts display the powerand often the willful perversityof the huma

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Author

Grann, David

Publisher

Random House Digital, Inc.

Published

2010

Language

EN

ISBN

9780307275905

Category

history

Subjects

Literary Collections, True Crime, Literary Fiction

Rating

3.77 / 5 (173 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14