Books Like The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon

Read more

If you loved The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon by David Grann, these books share similar qualities — same genre, comparable themes, and the kind of reader ratings that signal something special. Whether you read on Kindle, in print, or on audio, these recommendations deliver the same kind of experience.

10 books for fans of The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon

  1. 1
    Finding Me cover

    Finding Me

    by Viola Davis

    4.93 BLT Score (184.9K ratings)
    ★ 4.53 Goodreads (184.9K)
  2. 2
    Never Finished: Unshackle Your Mind and Win the War Within cover

    Never Finished: Unshackle Your Mind and Win the War Within

    by David Goggins

    4.78 BLT Score (48.0K ratings)
    ★ 4.39 Goodreads (48.0K)
  3. 3
    God's Smuggler cover

    God's Smuggler

    by Unknown Author

    4.65 BLT Score (47.8K ratings)
    ★ 4.38 Goodreads (47.8K)
  4. 4
    The Elephant Whisperer: Learning About Life, Loyalty and Freedom from a Remarkable Herd of Elephants cover

    The Elephant Whisperer: Learning About Life, Loyalty and Freedom from a Remarkable Herd of Elephants

    Elephant Whisperer • Book 1

    by Lawrence Anthony, Graham Spence

    4.63 BLT Score (33.3K ratings)
    ★ 4.5 Goodreads (33.3K)
  5. 5
    Outlaw Platoon: Heroes, Renegades, Infidels, and the Brotherhood of War in Afghanistan cover

    Outlaw Platoon: Heroes, Renegades, Infidels, and the Brotherhood of War in Afghanistan

    by Sean Parnell, John R. Bruning

    4.63 BLT Score (13.3K ratings)
    ★ 4.4 Goodreads (13.3K)
  6. 6
    I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings cover

    I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

    Maya Angelou's Autobiography • Book 1

    by Maya Angelou

    4.61 BLT Score (586.4K ratings)
    ★ 4.3 Goodreads (586.4K)
  7. 7
    Tell Me Everything cover

    Tell Me Everything

    by Minka Kelly

    4.51 BLT Score (34.7K ratings)
    ★ 4.31 Goodreads (34.7K)
  8. 8
    Born a Crime cover

    Born a Crime

    by Trevor Noah

    4.49 BLT Score (817.0K ratings)
    ★ 4.49 Goodreads (817.0K)
  9. 9
    Finding My Way cover

    Finding My Way

    by Malala Yousafzai

    4.48 BLT Score (13.6K ratings)
    ★ 4.53 Goodreads (13.6K)
  10. 10
    I Will Always Write Back: How One Letter Changed Two Lives cover

    I Will Always Write Back: How One Letter Changed Two Lives

    by Caitlin Alifirenka, Liz Welch, Martin Ganda, Chukwudi Iwuji

    4.45 BLT Score (30.5K ratings)
    ★ 4.38 Goodreads (30.5K)

How We Rank Audiobooks

Rankings are driven by listener ratings and review counts from Audible and Goodreads. Books with high ratings across a large number of listeners rank higher — a 4.5 with 50,000 ratings says more than a 4.8 with 200.

Unlike most book lists, we weight audiobook-specific factors: narrator performance, production quality, and how well a story translates to audio. A great book with a poor narration isn't a great audiobook.

We don't accept paid placements or prioritize new releases. These rankings reflect what listeners actually enjoy, not what's being promoted.

Rankings update periodically as new ratings come in and new titles are added to the collection.

Read our full ranking methodology →