Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI [B1815]

2018 PB in nice clean condition. A twisting, haunting true-life murder mystery about one of the most monstrous crimes in American history, from the author of The Wager and The Lost City of Z, "one of the preeminent adventure and true-crime writers working today."-New York Magazine. NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST. NOW A MARTIN SCORSESE PICTURE. "A shocking whodunit . . What more could fans of true-crime thrillers ask?"-USA Today. A Kirkus Reviews Best Nonfiction Book of the Century.

In the 1920s, the richest people per capita in the world were members of the Osage Nation in Oklahoma. After oil was discovered beneath their land, the Osage rode in chauffeured automobiles, built mansions, and sent their children to study in Europe. Then, one by one, the Osage began to be killed off. The family of an Osage woman, Mollie Burkhart, became a prime target. One of her relatives was shot. Another was poisoned. And it was just the beginning, as more and more Osage were dying under mysterious circumstances, and many of those who dared to investigate the killings were themselves murdered. As the death toll rose, the newly created FBI took up the case, and the young director, J. Edgar Hoover, turned to a former Texas Ranger named Tom White to try to unravel the mystery. White put together an undercover team, including a Native American agent who infiltrated the region, and together with the Osage began to expose one of the most chilling conspiracies in American history.

From recent Amazon/GoodReads reviews: "This is the first time since high school/college I read a history book for fun - and while the story was a less than fun, the read was incredibly interesting. It is also interesting reading this now given the current political climate in America and the Epstein files that continue to come undone, showing the ever growing connections to evil right under our noses."; "Really well written and researched! I sped through this overlooked part in American history .. tragic through and through"; "This is the true story of one more chapter of terror that white Americans imparted onto the Native People of this land. It's a history they don't teach in school, and I was grateful to the author for bringing this story to light. Grann writes skillfully, turning historical FBI reports, photographs, personal accounts, and other primary sources from the 1920s into a incredibly readable and intimate tale of greed and loss. I highly recommend this book for its important historical content as well as its powerful writing."