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Killers of the Flower Moon

Oil, Money, Murder and the Birth of the FBI

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By: David Grann
Narrated by: Will Patton, Ann Marie Lee, Danny Campbell
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 WINNER OF THE EDGAR AWARD FOR BEST FACT CRIME
SHORTLISTED FOR THE ANDREW CARNEGIE MEDAL FOR EXCELLENCE IN NON-FICTION
SHORTLISTED FOR THE CWA ALCS GOLD DAGGER FOR NON-FICTION

**NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE DIRECTED BY MARTIN SCORSESE STARRING LEONARDO DICAPRIO **

‘A riveting true story of greed, serial murder and racial injustice’ JON KRAKAUER
‘A fiercely entertaining mystery story and a wrenching exploration of evil’ KATE ATKINSON
‘A fascinating account of a tragic and forgotten chapter in the history of the American West’ JOHN GRISHAM

From the bestselling author of The Lost City of Z, now a major film starring Charlie Hunnam, Sienna Miller and Robert Pattison, comes a true-life murder story which became one of the FBI’s first major homicide investigations.

In the 1920s, the richest people per capita in the world were members of the Osage Indian nation in Oklahoma. After oil was discovered beneath their land, they 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. As the death toll climbed, the FBI took up the case. But the bureau badly bungled the investigation. In desperation, its young director, J. Edgar Hoover, turned to a former Texas Ranger named Tom White to unravel the mystery. Together with the Osage he and his undercover team began to expose one of the most chilling conspiracies in American history.

‘David Grann has a razor-keen instinct for suspense’ LOUISE ERDRICH Americas Crime Indigenous Peoples Murder True Crime United States Native American Emotionally Gripping Scary Thought-Provoking American History
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3 different narrators with 3 different views on what performance to give to the book, I missed so much just trying to get my head around tonal changes. I get the aesthetic of 3 voices for 3 parts of the story, but from whispering sexuality to texan farmhand was too much.

The story is shocking but read the book of you want to get that impact

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A shocking tale of man's greed. Listened to this over two days. Highly recommend

Absorbing true story

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This book had me gripped from the first page. True life crime written with the pace or a novel. Interesting characters and a fascinating story. Recommended.

Remarkable book

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Important read for everyone, to understand. And maybe so we can keep our eyes open, and ourselves and our communities safer.

Important read

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Did not know what I was about to read here, but boy oh boy, I wonder why it’s seems unbelievable... my inherent belief in the human soul... once again put to the test.
And yet I know this sort of thing and worse goes on all over the world.
Discrimination... the result of discrimination and it’s alive and well and living all over our so called free world.
Free if your white.

Shocking account of mans inhumanity and pure greed.

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