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Killers of the Flower Moon /
Oil, Money, Murder and the Birth of the FBI. Winner of the Edgar Allan Poe Award; Best Fact Crime
Autor: David Grann
English
2018 - Simon & Schuster UK
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A masterpiece of narrative non-fiction , set around an American crime and the birth of the FBI, a thrilling investigative account of a forgotten moment in history.
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WINNER OF THE EDGAR AWARD FOR BEST FACT CRIME
SHORTLISTED FOR THE ANDREW CARNEGIE MEDAL FOR EXCELLENCE IN NON-FICTION
SHORTLISTED FOR THE CWA ALCS GOLD DAGGER FOR NON-FICTION
**NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE DIRECTED BY MARTIN SCORSESE STARRING LEONARDO DICAPRIO AND ROBERT DE NIRO**
'A riveting true story of greed, serial murder and racial injustice' JON KRAKAUER
'A fiercely entertaining mystery story and a wrenching exploration of evil' KATE ATKINSON
'A fascinating account of a tragic and forgotten chapter in the history of the American West' JOHN GRISHAM
From the bestselling author of The Lost City of Z, now a major film starring Charlie Hunnam, Sienna Miller, Robert Pattinson and Tom Holland, and the Number One international bestseller The Wager, comes a true-life murder story which became one of the FBI's first major homicide investigations.
In the 1920s, the richest people per capita in the world were members of the Osage Indian nation in Oklahoma. After oil was discovered beneath their land, they 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. As the death toll climbed, the FBI took up the case. But the bureau badly bungled the investigation. In desperation, its young director, J. Edgar Hoover, turned to a former Texas Ranger named Tom White to unravel the mystery. Together with the Osage he and his undercover team began to expose one of the most chilling conspiracies in American history.
'David Grann has a razor-keen instinct for suspense' LOUISE ERDRICH
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David Grann is the author of the Number One international bestsellers KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON, THE LOST CITY OF Z and THE WAGER. KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON was shortlisted for the CWA ALCS Gold Dagger for Non-Fiction 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 honours including a George Polk Award. He lives with his wife and children in Westchester County, New York.
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The Lost City of Z | David Grann | Film tie-in | Kate Atkinson | John Grisham | Jon Krakauer | Louise Erdrich | Robert Pattinson | Charlie Hunnam | Sienna Miller | true life murder mystery | true crime | FBI | history | first homicide investigation | 1920s America | osage indian nation | oil | mollie burkhart | J. Edgar Hover | United States | Carnegie | Andew Carnegie Medal | Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Non-fiction | CWA Dagger | CWA ALCS Gold Dagger for Non-Fiction | Leonardo DiCaprio | Martin Scorsese | Wolf of Wall Street
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Titel: | Killers of the Flower Moon |
Untertitel: | Oil, Money, Murder and the Birth of the FBI. Winner of the Edgar Allan Poe Award; Best Fact Crime |
Autor: | David Grann |
Verlag: | Simon & Schuster UK |
Erscheinungsjahr: | 2018 |
Sprache: | English |
339 Seiten | |
w. ill. | |
200 mm x 131 mm | |
ISBN-13: | 978-0-85720-903-0 |