David Grann

What is it about stories of criminals and imposters that captivate our imagination? We’ll explore the subject this hour with New Yorker staff writer David Grann. His new collection is “The Devil and Sherlock Holmes: Tales of Murder, Madness, and Obsession” (Doubleday, 2010).

What happened to British explorer Percy Fawcett and his quest for the legendary Amazonian Lost City of Z? We talked with New Yorker staff writer David Grann earlier this year about his book “The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon” (Doubleday, 2009). Grann will appear at Arts and Letters Live at the Dallas Museum of Art next week.

What happened to British explorer Percy Fawcett and his quest for the legendary Amazonian Lost City of Z? Our guest his hour, New Yorker staff writer David Grann, looked into the story and became a bit enthralled by the mystery himself. His new book is “The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon.”

Could someone fool your parents into believing that they were you? We’ll talk with The New Yorker’s David Grann this hour. His current piece, “The Chameleon,” profiles a French con man who serially impersonates teenagers – not for money, but for – love and a family.”