Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI Paperback – April 3, 2018

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A riveting true-life murder mystery unfolds in this chilling account of one of the most heinous crimes in American history. Penned by the author of The Wager and The Lost City of Z, hailed by New York Magazine as "one of the preeminent adventure and true-crime writers working today." This National Book Award Finalist has now been adapted into a Martin Scorsese picture.

"An astonishing whodunit... What more could fans of true-crime thrillers ask?" raves USA Today. "A masterful work of literary journalism crafted with the urgency of a mystery," applauds The Boston Globe.

Set in the opulent 1920s, the per capita richest individuals in the world belonged to the Osage Nation in Oklahoma. With the discovery of oil beneath their land, the Osage lived in luxury, riding in chauffeured automobiles, constructing mansions, and sending their children to study in Europe.

However, their newfound prosperity took a sinister turn as, one by one, members of the Osage Nation began to meet untimely deaths. Mollie Burkhart's family, in particular, became targets—her relatives shot, poisoned, and more. As the mysterious deaths multiplied, those who sought to investigate were met with fatal consequences.

The FBI, newly formed at the time, intervened, and J. Edgar Hoover, its young director, enlisted the help of former Texas Ranger Tom White to unravel the perplexing puzzle. White assembled an undercover team, including a Native American agent who infiltrated the region. Together, with the Osage, they unraveled one of the most chilling conspiracies in American history.