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ⓘ About Bryan Gruley
Bryan Gruley is a reputed American writer and journalist, who is known for writing suspense, thriller, and mystery novels. He is particularly popular for writing the Starvation Lake Mystery series. His second novel series, the Bleak Harbor series, is also gaining a lot of popularity. Gruley is a joint winner of the Pulitzer Prize for his work in the field of journalism. For his first novel, he was nominated for the prestigious Edgar Award by the MWA. As of today, Gruley works for Bloomberg News as a reporter. His work requires him to write long-form articles that appear in the Bloomberg Businessweek magazine. Previously, he was employed with The Wall Street Journal for a period of 15 years, of which he was the Chicago bureau chief for 7 years.
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Who is Bryan Gruley?
Bryan Gruley is a reputed American writer and journalist, who is known for writing suspense, thriller, and mystery novels. He is particularly popular for writing the Starvation Lake Mystery series. His second novel series, the Bleak Harbor series, is also gaining a lot of popularity.
Which Bryan Gruley series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Starvation Lake Mystery series, the earliest of Bryan Gruley's multi-book series: it opens with Starvation Lake (2009) and runs to 3 books across 2009–2012, ending with The Skeleton Box (2012).
How many books has Bryan Gruley written?
Bryan Gruley has 8 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1993 and 2026. 7 of them belong to 3 named series — the largest being the Starvation Lake Mystery series with 3 books — and 1 is a standalone title, collection or anthology.
In what order should Bryan Gruley's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Bryan Gruley's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Starvation Lake Mystery (2009–2012, 3 books), Bleak Harbor (2018–2020, 2 books) and Bitterfrost (2025–2026, 2 books).
How are Bryan Gruley's books organised into series?
This guide splits Bryan Gruley's 8 books into 3 named series and 1 title that stands alone or appear only in collections: Starvation Lake Mystery (3 books, 2009–2012); Bitterfrost (2 books, 2025–2026); Bleak Harbor (2 books, 2018–2020).