Killers of the Flower Moon
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**#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!
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**#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!
StumpelBegin twintigste eeuw zijn alle Amerikaanse indianenstammen naar een klein grondgebied verdrongen. Zo ook de Osages. Ze leven in de marge van de samenleving, totdat olie wordt gevonden op hun reservaat in Oklahoma. Plotseling zijn zij het rijkste volk ter wereld. Ze kopen auto's, bouwen grote huizen en laten hun kinderen studeren aan prestigieuze universiteiten.Maar dan worden een voor een leden van de Osage-stam vermoord. Mollie Burkhart moet leidzaam toezien hoe familieleden worden vergiftigd en doodgeschoten. En ook vele andere leden van de stam komen onder verdachte omstandigheden om het leven. Zelfs diegenen die de moorden onderzoeken worden doelwit van de moordenaars.Het dodental blijft oplopen en de zaak komt bij de recent opgerichte FBI en de nog jonge directeur J. Edgar Hoover terecht. Hoover worstelt met de zaak en vraagt voormalig Texas Ranger Tom White om het onderzoek op zich te nemen. Hij formeert een undercoverteam en samen met de Osage onthult hij een van de meest sinistere complotten in de Amerikaanse geschiedenis.
Bol PartnerA masterpiece of narrative non-fiction, set around an American crime and the birth of the FBI, a thrilling investigative account of a forgotten moment in history.
FnacDavid Grann (Auteur) - Verschenen op 24/10/2023 bij Singel Uitgeverijen
AmazonPages: 352, Edition: Reissue, Paperback, Simon & Schuster UK
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