Killers of the flower moon : the Osage murders and the birth of the FBI
(Book)

"Adapted for young readers."

"Originally published by Doubleday Publishing, New York City, in 2017."

Includes bibliographical references (pages 288-307) and index.

The Reign of Terror against the Osage people was one of history's most ruthless and shocking crimes. As the Wild West was dying, someone was killing members of the Osage nation who had gotten rich off the oil under their land. Investigators who tried to uncover the truth were disappearing, but still J. Edgar Hoover asked a former Texas Ranger to work with the Osage to unravel the mystery.

1920s Oklahoma. The richest people per capita in the world were members of the Osage Indian nation in Oklahoma after oil was discovered beneath their land. Then, one by one, the Osage began to be killed off. The family of an Osage woman, Mollie Burkhart, became a prime target. Her relatives were shot and poisoned. Many of those who dared to investigate the killings were themselves murdered. It became the FBI's first major homicide investigation... and the bureau badly bungled the case. J. Edgar Hoover turned to a former Texas Ranger named Tom White, who put together an undercover team which began to expose one of the most chilling conspiracies in American history.

Ages 10 & up,Crown Books for Young Readers.

Grades 7-9,Crown Books for Young Readers.

1090L,Lexile

Accelerated Reader AR,UG,8.1,11,521521.