DAVID GRANN is the author of the #1 New York Times bestsellers KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON and THE LOST CITY OF Z. KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON was a finalist for The National Book Award and won an Edgar Allan Poe Award. He is also the author of THE WHITE DARKNESS and the collection THE DEVIL AND SHERLOCK HOLMES. Grann's storytelling has garnered several honors, including a George Polk Award. He lives with his wife and children in New York.
“Horrifying, hilarious, and outlandish. . . . These straightforward
tales grip you as unrelentingly as the suckered appendages of the
giant squid Grann attempts to track down in ‘The Squid
Hunter.’”
—Entertainment Weekly (Grade: A)
“A gripping read. . . . Obsessives get themselves into some
interesting places. Grann is the perfect guide to take you
there.”
—The Miami Herald
“A dozen intricately crafted accounts. . . . Like the best of
stories, each carries the spice of intrigue and the momentum of a
search. . . . [They] will make your heart race and, at times, ache.
They’re stories to share with friends, even if Grann can’t be there
himself.”
—Cleveland Plain Dealer
“Grann’s obsession with how narratives are told is complex and
compelling. . . . But it’s the basic stories themselves—bizarre and
fascinating, bolstered by exhaustive research—that make the book so
gripping.”
—Time Out New York
“Titillating. . . . Evidence of Grann’s abundant talent as a
writer.”
—Providence Journal
“The most powerful essay I read this year was David Grann’s ‘Trial
by Fire.’”
—David Brooks, The New York Times
“The truth is always stranger than fiction, even when it comes to
murder mysteries. That’s the take-home lesson of Grann’s latest
collection, which brings together 12 stories of real-life
mysteries, each one stranger and more gripping than the last.”
—The Daily Beast
“A gifted storyteller, Grann has a Sherlock Holmesian gift for
unearthing facts that are hidden in plain sight, presenting a
crystal-clear narrative and letting his compelling cast of
characters speak for themselves. . . . Easily worth the price of
admission, a visit to Grann’s rogue’s gallery is likely to leave
you with a sense, at once awful and awesome, of the profound desire
we all have for recognition.”
—The Oregonian
"Beautifully constructed, highly improbably real life reports."
—GQ (UK)
“Eclectic. . . . Haunting. . . . Skilfully crafted. . . . [Grann]
does not just tell these bizarre tales, he meets, interviews, gets
to know and seems to understand many of his strange subjects.”
—The Irish Times
“There is humanity in the writing, and it’s all the more impressive
that Grann manages to evoke it without drawing any attention to
himself; his tales are first-person ones, but they don’t foreground
the writer in that manner so popular among magazine editors today.
Indeed, his selflessness as a writer, along with his gentle
rectitude, cause him to bear a resemblance to another hero who
never hogs the spotlight: Holmes’s assistant, Watson. Rarely does
modesty produce such stunning results.”
—Bookforum
“Thoroughly documented, well written and full of surprises.”
—Toronto Star
“Grann’s in-depth reporting and vivid writing make this worthwhile
reading for lovers of good journalism.”
—Booklist
"Chilling. . . . Poignant. . . . Haunting and gripping. . . . Gets
into worlds that are otherwise invisible to us."
—Daily Mail (London)
"Grann is a worthy heir to Truman Capote."
—Le Monde (Paris)
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