Killers of the Flower Moon
The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI
By David Grann
Registration is required and opens May 3.
On Thursday, June 6, 4 p.m., join the book discussion about the #1 New York Times Bestseller, a twisting, haunting true-life murder mystery about one of the most monstrous crimes in American history.
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.
David Grann's, Killers of The Flower Moon is a New York Times #1 Best Seller; National Book Award finalist; and recipient of the Edgar Allan Poe Award. Grann is also the author of the The Lost City of Z, The White Darkness and the collection The Devil and Sherlock Holmes. Grann's storytelling has garnered several other honors, including a George Polk Award. He lives with his wife and children in New York. More about David Grann
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EVENT DATE/TIME: Thursday, June 6, 4-5:30 p.m.
LOCATION: LLL CENTER
COST: No charge
MAXIMUM: 24 - there will be a waitlist
