David Grann Books in Order
David Grann has written 6 books, published between 2009 and 2023. The first book is The Lost City of Z (2009) and the newest is The Wager (2023). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 6
- Published
- 2009–2023
- Pages on record
- 1,032 in 4 of 6 books
- Reading time
- 17–26 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,032 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 4 of 6 titles with a page count on record.
David Grann writes narrative non-fiction about explorers and crimes. Six titles are catalogued: The Lost City of Z (2009), The Devil & Sherlock Holmes (2010), Killers of the Flower Moon (2017), The Old Man and the Gun (2018), The White Darkness (2018) and The Wager (2023). El Dorado, exploration, murder and criminal psychology appear in the subject list, and the catalogue has been dormant since 2023.
David Grann works as a journalist in addition to writing narrative non-fiction, and several of his books have been adapted into films.
How many David Grann books are there?
David Grann has 6 books, released between 2009 and 2023. 3 of them belong to the Mystery series.
David Grann Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 6 David Grann books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 1The Lost City of Z2009 · 339 pages · confirmed 1/420093391/4
- 22010–2/4
- 3Killers of the Flower Moon2017 · 400 pages · confirmed 2/420174002/4
- 420181332/4
- 520181602/4
- 6The Wager2023 · confirmed 2/42023–2/4
David Grann books grouped by series
Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.
Mystery in order
3 booksStandalone books
3 books3 David Grann titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read David Grann books in order?
You only need to read David Grann books in order within the Mystery series, which holds 3 of the 6 David Grann books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.
Where to start with David Grann
Start with The Lost City of Z (2009), the earliest published title.
What is the newest David Grann book?
The Wager (2023) is the newest David Grann book released so far.
Is there a new David Grann book coming?
No next David Grann book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Awards David Grann has won
Wikidata records 1 award for David Grann. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.
- Anthony Award2018Wonfor Killers of the Flower Moon
David Grann at a glance
- Paused
- No new David Grann title has appeared for 3 years. The last was published in 2023.
- Release pace
- David Grann books have appeared about one every 3 years on average.
- Length
- 1,032 pages across the 4 of 6 books with a recorded length, a median of 250 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most David Grann books, 4 of 6, were published in the 2010s.
What the David Grann books are about
All 6 David Grann books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: case studies is tagged on 3 of 6. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.




