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This page is about the non-fiction author. For the comic book writer, see Erik Larsen; for the Disney animator, see Eric Larson.


Erik Larson (born January 3, 1954) is an American author. He has written Isaac's Storm (1999), about the experiences of Isaac Cline during the Galveston Hurricane of 1900, Murder, Magic and Madness at the Fair That Changed America (2003), about the 1893 Columbian Exposition in Chicago and a series of murders by H. H. Holmes that were committed in the city around the time of the Fair, and Thunderstruck, which intersperses the story of Hawley Harvey Crippen with the story of Guglielmo Marconi and the invention of radio. The Devil in the White City won the 2004 Edgar Award in the Best Fact Crime category.

He is a former features writer for The Wall Street Journal and Time magazine, where he is still a contributing writer. His magazine stories have appeared in The New Yorker, The Atlantic Monthly, Harper's, and other publications. He is the author of two previous books, Lethal Passage: The Story of a Gun (1994) and The Naked Consumer: How Our Private Lives Become Public Commodities (1992).

Larson grew up in Freeport, Long Island. In the years since his departure from Long Island, he has lived in Bristol, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, San Francisco (twice), Baltimore (twice), and, finally, Seattle.

He studied Russian history at the University of Pennsylvania and graduated summa cum laude in 1976. After a year off, he attended the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, graduating in 1978. His first newspaper job was with The Bucks County Courier Times in Levittown, Pennsylvania, where he wrote about murder, witches, environmental poisons, and other "equally pleasant" things.

Larson has taught non-fiction writing at San Francisco State, the Johns Hopkins Writing Seminars, and the University of Oregon, and has spoken to audiences from coast to coast. He lives in Seattle with his wife, three daughters, and assorted pets.

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Total Books: 128
The Demon of Unrest A Saga of Hubris Heartbreak and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
The Splendid and the Vile A Saga of Churchill Family and Defiance During the Blitz
No One Goes Alone
2021 - No One Goes Alone [Audio CD - Unabridged] (Audio CD)
ISBN-13: 9780593557945
ISBN-10: 0593557948
Genres: Literature & Fiction, Horror
  • Currently 4/5 Stars.
 2

La Splendeur et l'Infamie
2021 - La Splendeur Et L'infamie (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9782749157382
ISBN-10: 2749157382
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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Erik Larson Collection 2 Books Set In the Garden of Beasts / The Devil in the White City
Splendid and the Vile
2020 - Splendid and the VIle (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780008274979
ISBN-10: 0008274975
Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, History
  • Currently 4.8/5 Stars.
 2

The Devil in the White City Murder Magic and Madness at the Fair That Changed America
Dead Wake The Last Crossing of the Lusitania
2017 - Dead Wake the Last Crossing of the Lusitania (Audio CD)Paperback, Hardcover, Audio CD
ISBN-13: 9781524754648
ISBN-10: 1524754641
Genres: History, Engineering & Transportation
  • Currently 4.8/5 Stars.
 2

In the Garden of Beasts Love Terror and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin
2016 - In the Garden of Beasts Love Terror and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin (Audio CD)Paperback, Hardcover, Audio CD
ISBN-13: 9781524708849
ISBN-10: 1524708844
Genre: History
  • Currently 3.2/5 Stars.
 3

Il diavolo e la citt bianca
2016 - Il Diavolo E La Citt Bianca (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9788854505889
ISBN-10: 8854505889
Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
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Hotel Angeline A Novel in 36 Voices
2014 - Hotel Angeline a Novel in 36 Voices (Paperback)Paperback
ISBN-13: 9781480480476
ISBN-10: 1480480479
Genres: Literature & Fiction, Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
  • Currently 2.5/5 Stars.
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Project Management The Managerial Process with MS Project
2013 - Project Management the Managerial Process with Ms Project (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9781259186400
ISBN-10: 1259186407
Genres: Business & Money, Reference
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In the Garden of Beasts
2013 - In the Garden of Beasts (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780552777773
ISBN-10: 0552777773
Genre: History
  • Currently 4.6/5 Stars.
 4

Le Diable dans la ville blanche
2012 - Le Diable Dans La VIlle Blanche (Other)
ISBN-13: 9782253157229
ISBN-10: 2253157228
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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In the Garden of Beasts Love Terror and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin
2012 - In the Garden of Beasts Love Terror and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover, Audio CD
ISBN-13: 9780307408853
ISBN-10: 030740885X
Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, History
  • Currently 3.7/5 Stars.
 120

No Jardim das Feras
2012 - No Jardim Das Feras [Em Portugues do Brasil] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9788580571776
ISBN-10: 8580571774
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In the Garden of Beasts Love and Terror in Hitler's Berlin
2011 - In the Garden of Beasts Love and Terror in Hitler's Berlin (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9780857520425
ISBN-10: 0857520423
Genre: History
  • Currently 4.3/5 Stars.
 4

In the Garden of Beasts Love Terror and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin
2011 - In the Garden of Beasts Love Terror and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin (Hardcover)Paperback, Audio CD
ISBN-13: 9780307408846
ISBN-10: 0307408841
Genres: History, Nonfiction
  • Currently 3.6/5 Stars.
 147

Thunderstruck
2011 - Thunderstruck [Audio CD - Abridged] (Audio CD)Audio CD
ISBN-13: 9780307914231
ISBN-10: 0307914232
Genre: Literature & Fiction
  • Currently 3.9/5 Stars.
 8

Project Management wMSProject2007 CD and Student CD
2010 - Project Management Wmsproject2007 Cd and Student Cd (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9780077426927
ISBN-10: 0077426924
Genre: Business & Money
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Project Management The Managerial Process
2010 - Project Management the Managerial Process (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9780073403342
ISBN-10: 0073403342
Genre: Business & Money
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2005 - El Diablo En La Ciudad Blanca [Vivencias - Spanish Edition] (Hardcover)
2003 - Savage Dragonthis Savage World [Savage Dragon, 1] (Hardcover)
2001 - Possessed [Savage Dragon, Vol. 4] (Paperback)
2001 - Revenge [Savage Dragon, Vol. 5] (Paperback)
2001 - A Force to Be Reckoned With [Savage Dragon, Vol. 2] (Paperback)
2000 - Qumran Cave 4 Halakhic Texts [Discoveries in the Judaean Desert] (Hardcover)
1999 - Project Management the Managerial Process with Student Cdrom Package [McGraw-Hill International Editions: Management Organization Series] (Paperback)
1997 - Qumran Cave 4 XVii Parabiblical Texts Part 3 [Discoveries in the Judaean Desert - Vol 22] (Hardcover)
1996 - Qumran Cave 4 Parabiblical Texts [Discoveries in the Judaean Desert] (Hardcover)
1986 - America's Great Hideaways [Travel Books] (Hardcover)
O Demnio Na Cidade Branca [Em Portuguese do Brasil] (Paperback)
A Ltima VIagem Do Lusitnia [Em Portuguese do Brasil] (Paperback)