The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder – David Grann (Hardcover)

In January 1742, a ragged group of survivors washed ashore on a remote island off the coast of Patagonia. They were the crew of the HMS Wager, a British warship that had wrecked months earlier — and they told a tale of harrowing survival against the odds. Then, six months later, another, smaller boat of survivors landed in Chile. Their story was radically different: one of mutiny, murder, and betrayal.

From bestselling author David Grann (Killers of the Flower Moon), The Wager is a true story of ambition, disaster, and the fight to control the narrative when the truth is inconvenient. Drawing on ship logs, court-martial records, and survivors' own accounts, Grann reconstructs one of history's most astonishing true survival stories — and asks a timeless question: who gets to decide what really happened?

Perfect for:

• Book clubs looking for a page-turning nonfiction pick

• Fans of narrative history, true survival stories, and maritime adventure

• Readers of Erik Larson, Laura Hillenbrand, or Grann's own Killers of the Flower Moon