Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI [SIGNED: First Edition, First Printing]

Grann, David

ISBN 10: 0385534248 / ISBN 13: 9780385534246

Published by Doubleday, 2017

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SIGNED. First Edition (stated) & First Printing (full number line). FINE hardcover in fine first state dust jacket (protected in mylar): NO "New York Times Bestseller" mast on front; seven review blurbs on back cover, including Louise Erdrich and S.C. Gwynne. 8vo. x, 338 pp. photos; end paper maps. Signed by David Grann on flyleaf after fep. Previously, the Osage murders have been told in comic book format by Jack Kirby and in the novel _Mean Spirit_ by Linda Hogan, which was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize in 1990. Grann's meticulously researched non-fiction account unfolds like a mystery novel. A film adaptation by Martin Scorcese to be released in 2023. NO ownership or remainder marks. Ships fast with tracking.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI [SIGNED: First Edition, First Printing]
• Publisher: Doubleday
• Publication Date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0385534248
• ISBN 13: 9780385534246
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • True Crime
  • Books to Film (Adaptations to Screen)
  • Native American

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Synopsis

#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 - A Los Angeles Times Best Nonfiction Book of the Last 30 Years

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!

About the Author

DAVID GRANN is the author of the #1 New York Times bestsellers KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON and THE LOST CITY OF Z. KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON was a finalist for The National Book Award and won an Edgar Allan Poe Award. He is also the author of THE WHITE DARKNESS and the collection THE DEVIL AND SHERLOCK HOLMES. Grann's storytelling has garnered several honors, including a George Polk Award. He lives with his wife and children in New York.