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

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

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From the #1 New York Times best-selling author of The Lost City of Z, a twisting, haunting true-life murder mystery about one of the most monstrous crimes in American history
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.

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From the number 1 New York Times very best-promoting writer of The Misplaced Town of Z, a twisting, haunting precise-lifestyles homicide thriller approximately one of the big crimes in American history

            Within the Twenties, the richest other people in step with capita on the earth had been contributors of the Osage Country in Oklahoma. After oil used to be came upon underneath their land, the Osage rode in chauffeured cars, constructed mansions, and despatched their youngsters to review in Europe.
            Then, one after the other, the Osage started to be killed off. The circle of relatives of an Osage lady, Mollie Burkhart, become a chief aim. One in every of her family used to be shot. Any other used to be poisoned. And it used to be just the start, as increasingly Osage had been loss of life {under|underneath|below} mysterious instances, and lots of of individuals who dared to analyze the killings had been themselves murdered.
            Because the demise toll rose, the newly created FBI took up the case, and the younger director, J. Edgar Hoover, grew to become to a former Texas Ranger named Tom White to take a look at to get to the bottom of the thriller. White placed in combination an undercover group, together with a Local American agent who infiltrated the area, and at the side of the Osage started to show one of the chilling conspiracies in American historical past.
Named a very best e-book of the yr through Amazon, Wall Side road Magazine, The Boston Globe, San Francisco Chronicle, GQ, Time, Newsday, Leisure Weekly, Time Mag, NPR, Style, Smithsonian, Cosmopolitan, Seattle Occasions, Bloomberg, Lit Hub, and Slate
From the number 1 New York Occasions very best-promoting writer of The Misplaced Town of Z, a twisting, haunting precise-lifestyles homicide thriller approximately one of the big crimes in American historical past
Within the Twenties, the richest other people in step with capita on the earth had been contributors of the Osage Country in Oklahoma. After oil used to be came upon underneath their land, the Osage rode in chauffeured cars, constructed mansions, and despatched their youngsters to review in Europe.

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