Danny Wallace Books in Order

A drunken conversation sends flatmates Danny Wallace and Dave Gorman around the world searching for people who share Dave's name. Their increasingly obsessive quest tests their friendship through strange encounters, long journeys, and an extraordinary gathering.

Bored one day, Danny Wallace places a newspaper advertisement asking strangers to join him without specifying a cause. Unexpected followers transform the joke into a movement, forcing him to confront leadership, responsibility, and his neglected personal life.

Drawing on the experiences of his informal movement, Danny Wallace collects 365 small acts of kindness performed for strangers. The suggestions explore how playful gestures, unexpected generosity, and everyday attention can change another person's day.

After a breakup leaves him increasingly isolated, Danny Wallace follows a stranger's advice and resolves to accept every invitation and opportunity. His experiment brings travel, unexpected friendships, financial surprises, and a reconsideration of his romantic life.

Hearing that a small Idaho town has declared a manhole cover the center of the universe, Danny Wallace sets out to investigate. Sharing the town's name makes its extraordinary claim an especially irresistible destination for him.

Danny Wallace chronicles a year of social mistakes, baffling etiquette, and everyday embarrassment. From awkward encounters with acquaintances to arguments and accidental offenses, he struggles with ordinary adulthood as a greater personal responsibility approaches.

New fatherhood and encounters with Hollywood have expanded Danny Wallace's life without improving his social confidence. These personal stories follow his attempts to navigate unfamiliar expectations, adult responsibilities, and the unwritten rules that keep escaping him.

Tom's girlfriend leaves a note insisting she has not left him, despite disappearing. Following clues to her whereabouts leads him toward a mysterious woman and forces him to question how well he knows his girlfriend or himself.

Ten-year-old Hamish discovers that the world keeps freezing while he remains able to move. The creatures responsible intend to take Earth for themselves, leaving him and his friends to confront a threat nobody else can see.

Hamish faces another threat to Earth involving sinister monsters, a mysterious tower, and people disturbingly similar to ordinary humans. Discovering the truth means confronting a shadowy scheme whose dangers extend far beyond the familiar world.

When Hamish finds his mother and brother floating against the ceiling, he knows Starkley is in trouble again. Strange noises, falling seeds, and an odd visitor send him and his friends toward another world-threatening mystery.

Left to protect Starkley while experienced agents hunt a dangerous villain, Hamish and his friends face an unexpected uprising. The town's babies are rampaging, and uncovering the cause may be the only way to prevent worldwide chaos.

Christmas brings three new threats to Hamish and his friends in Starkley. Rampaging Terribles, a suspicious sweet seller, and an unexpected visitor test their ability to protect the town while everyone else prepares to celebrate.

When screens worldwide suddenly go blank, ten-year-old Stella's family sets off to rescue her stranded grandmother. Without familiar technology to guide them, their chaotic road trip forces them to rely on one another instead.

Declared the country's most average child, Joe suddenly becomes highly valuable to companies seeking a test customer. Free products and extraordinary privileges transform his life, but having everything raises unexpected questions about friendship, family, and happiness.

Ten-year-old Joss dreams of becoming her class monitor, but a visit to her father's games company offers a much bigger opportunity. Suddenly being everyone's boss challenges her understanding of authority, including her relationship with her dad.

When longtime friend Tom starts avoiding him, eleven-year-old Ryan tries everything to repair their bond. Failed attempts push him toward revenge, but his schemes keep making Tom look better, complicating his campaign against his former best friend.

After a brief encounter with a stranger, Jason finds himself holding the disposable camera she left behind. Developing its photographs could help him find her again, but his growing fascination raises uncomfortable questions about boundaries and romance.

Approaching thirty, Danny Wallace finds an old address book containing the names of twelve childhood friends. Tracking them across the world becomes an exploration of growing up, forgotten connections, and whether old friendships can find new meaning.

Danny Wallace investigates why people behave rudely and how incivility affects everyday life. Meeting researchers, professionals, and his own online troll, he explores the ways a careless remark can spread hostility and produce unexpected consequences.

Danny Wallace explores the people and systems spreading lies, conspiracy theories, and disinformation. Encounters with affected families, journalists, former believers, and online provocateurs reveal how falsehoods take hold and what resisting them demands.