#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - NOW A MARTIN SCORSESE PICTURE - A twisting, haunting true-life murder mystery about one of the most monstrous crimes in American history from the author of The Wager and The Lost City of Z "A shocking whodunit...What more could fans of true-crime thrillers ask?"--USA Today "A masterful work of literary journalism crafted with the urgency of a mystery." --The Boston Globe 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. Look for David Grann's latest bestselling book, The Wager!
Sobre o autor(a)
Grann, David
DAVID GRANN escreve para a New Yorker desde 2003 e já explorou temas que variam desde os antigos túneis de água da cidade de Nova York até a gangue Irmandade Ariana nos presídios dos Estados Unidos; da caçada a uma lula gigante à misteriosa morte do maior especialista em Sherlock Holmes do mundo. É autor de, entre outros títulos, Z: A cidade perdida e Assassinos da Lua das Flores, vencedor do prêmio Edgar Allan Poe, finalista do National Book Award e adaptado ao cinema por Martin Scorsese. |
| ISBN | 9780593470831 |
| Autor(a) | Grann, David |
| Editora | Vintage |
| Ano de edição | 2023 |
| Páginas | 416 |
| Acabamento | Brochura |
| Dimensões | 19,80 X 13,00 |