Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A haunting true-life murder mystery about one of the most shocking crimes in American history, from David Grann, author of The Wager and The Lost City of Z. • NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST • NOW A MARTIN SCORSESE FILM

In the 1920s, the Osage Nation in Oklahoma became the richest people per capita after oil was discovered on their land. But soon, members of the Osage were murdered one by one—shot, poisoned, or disappeared. Mollie Burkhart’s family was among the main targets, and those investigating the crimes were also killed.

As the death toll climbed, the newly formed FBI and its young director, J. Edgar Hoover, assigned former Texas Ranger Tom White to the case. White and his undercover team, including a Native American agent, uncovered a chilling conspiracy behind the killings—one of the darkest chapters in American history.