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KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON
David Grann
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KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON

The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI

by David Grann

Doubleday · 2017

Peak rank

#4

Weeks on list

40

Debuted

May 2017

Chart History

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40 weeks on the Hardcover Nonfiction list, peaking at #4

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • 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 masterful work of literary journalism crafted with the urgency of a mystery.” —The Boston Globe 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. Look for David Grann’s latest bestselling book, The Wager!

All Appearances

5NEWMay 7, 2017wk 1
6↓1May 14, 2017wk 2
4↑2May 21, 2017wk 3
5↓1May 28, 2017wk 4
6↓1June 4, 2017wk 5
5↑1June 11, 2017wk 6
8↓3June 18, 2017wk 7
11↓3June 25, 2017wk 8
11July 2, 2017wk 9
9↑2July 9, 2017wk 10
10↓1July 16, 2017wk 11
11↓1July 23, 2017wk 12

Details

ISBN-13
9780385534253
ISBN-10
0385534256
Published
2017
Pages
353
Publisher
Doubleday
Google rating
4.5(5)
Categories
True Crime

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