A review by jeffphilly
Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI by David Grann

dark emotional informative mysterious sad fast-paced

5.0

Terrific!!  Another story that simply has to be told.  This is a sad state of affairs, telling the story of a long running series of murders of members of the Osage.  The setting of this book takes place principally in 1920s Oklahoma.  The author effectively, and I emphasize that, does a great job of conveying the extent and trouble that people  would go to in efforts of acquiring the oil money of the Osage.  The book has about 320 pages of text, at least that was my version, but the book really draws you in so much that you will not want to put the book down.  Remember, this is not a novel.  Rather, it is the author's effective investigation into a series of murders taking place over 100 years ago.  Full credit to the author for investigating these, as most of the murders were really not investigated at all to the depth that they needed to be.  Definitely worth a read.