Geoffrey Gray
Geoffrey Gray is a New York Times bestselling author, longtime investigative reporter, and the current founder and publisher of True Mastery, which specializes in adventure tales and interactive, real-life games. Known for his eclectic range of subjects and gonzo spirit, Gray started his writing career covering boxing for the New York Times and later specialized in unsolved crime, travel, food writing, and more as a contributing editor at New York magazine. He has also produced two feature documentary films, Patrolman P. and GORED, the latter of which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival and debuted on Netflix. He is the co-creator of 9 Arches, an adventure card game, lives (most of the time) in the colonial highlands outside Mexico City, and once drove an ice cream truck.
In the Ring, a Father and Son
Manny Pacquiao’s comeback and his son’s boxing dreams will collide in Las Vegas.
Mike Tyson on Alexandre Dumas and Benny Leonard
As he prepares to fight Jake Paul, the former champ reveals his admiration for The Count of Monte Cristo and a boxer from the 1920s.
Castaneda and His Followers’ Cracked Universe of Books
A primer of the titles that emerged from living in—and escaping—Carlos Castaneda's cult.
The Case of the Missing Chacmools
Soon after New Age icon and bestselling author Carlos Castaneda died in 1998, a group of his most loyal followers vanished, and many believed they’d made a suicide pact. Geoffrey Gray investigates the writer’s bizarre cult and finds himself entangled in a web of murky financial dealings, sex, possible foul play—and one death-defying supernatural being.
The Lost Mission of Santa Isabel
In the mid-1700s, Jesuit priests hid untold riches in a Baja cave, planning to return one day and recover them. Or so the legend goes.
A Nevada Tale: Tesla, Google, and the Mustang Ranch
Lance Gilman seduced tech giants and big box stores into building massive factories, data centers, and warehouses just outside Reno, Nevada—and just down the road from his brothel.
The Bullfighter Draws Her Sword
In her quest to become the first matadora in modern Spain, 23-year-old Honey Anne Haskin gave the performance of a lifetime.
Finding the Bones of Ambrose Bierce (or Not)
A high-tech hunt in the Mexican desert for the site where the legendary San Francisco writer was murdered.
An Occurrence at Sierra Mojada
The imagined last moments of Ambrose Bierce as a human comedy replete with unrequited love, gunfire, and a bitter, twisted ending.
I See a Three-Legged Frog...
Wanugee and his Mahjong tiles help his clients find answers in these uncertain times.
Dear Inga, Love Jack
Danish beauty Inga Arvad was a scoop-driven journalist courted by royalty, the Nazis, and a young John F. Kennedy—before finding peace in the West. An unlikely tale of reinvention, redemption, and enduring love.
The Quest to Find the $2 Million Treasure in the Rocky Mountains
Forrest Fenn buried a treasure chest containing more than $2 million in rare coins and gems. It’s hidden somewhere in the Rocky Mountains, and the key to finding it is nine clues concealed in a poem.