Summary, Analysis, and Review of David Grann's The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon PLEASE NOTE: This is a key takeaways and analysis of the book and not the original book. Start Publishing Notes' Summary, Analysis, and Review of Summary, Analysis and Review of David Grann's The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon includes a summary of the book, review, analysis & key takeaways, and a detailed About the Author section. PREVIEW: The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon is the true story of Colonel Percy Harrison Fawcett, a British explorer who became obsessed with finding a lost civilization in the Brazilian jungle. Although he began his career as a military man, he always had a keen interest in exploration and proved to be a quick study. The Amazonian expedition that claimed his life ended in 1925, when he and his party disappeared. Eighty years later, New Yorker staff writer David Grann used his investigative reporting skills to try to piec