Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann
$19.49
“a surprising whodunit…What extra should lovers of proper-crime thrillers ask?”—America nowadays
“A masterful painting of literary journalism crafted with the urgency of a mystery.” —The Boston Globe
In the Twenties, the richest humans according to per capita in the global were individuals of the Osage kingdom in Oklahoma. After oil became determined beneath their land, the Osage rode in chauffeured vehicles, constructed mansions, and despatched their youngsters to take a look at Europe.
Then, one after the other, the Osage began to be killed off. The family of an Osage female, Mollie Burkhart, became a prime goal. One among her household was shot. Every other changed into poison. And it became just the start, as more and more Osage have been dying beneath mysterious occasions, and many of the folks who dared to investigate the killings were themselves murdered.
As the loss of life 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 get to the bottom of the mystery. White prepared an undercover crew, inclusive of a Native American agent who infiltrated the area, and together with the Osage commenced to show one of the most chilling conspiracies in American history.
