Book Review: ‘Killers of the Flower Moon,’ by David Grann

Why FBI came to untwist the murder mystery of Osage?

After getting his Fade haircut from Made Man BarberShop, Oliver drove straight Ford F-Series towards the Brookfield Place to buy book. When reached, he felt hungry so went inside the Hudson Eats, there he ordered Blue Ribbon Sushi from a menu and sat in his chair to read WhatsApp messages in his mobile phone.

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Then when he walked inside the Strand Book Store after filling his appetite, wandering in books shelf but couldn't figure out so he approached the bookstore assistant for suggestion and ask for assistance.

When Oliver asked for reason behind buying this book then bookstore assistant replied that the book Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI is one of the best reading true crime thriller novel written by author David Grann.

Bookstore assistant further described in book review to Oliver, if he could recall American history, must knew that richest people on American soil were Osage Nation living in Oklahoma. It was the time of 1920s when Osage family became rich after discovering oil on their land. The wealth was so abundant that they bought expensive chauffeured vehicle, lived in mansions, and their children afforded high budget studies from European countries.

But wellbeing wealthiest living status of Osage couldn't be maintained. After the murder of Mollie Burkhart, Osage origin woman, other family members also became a target of mysterious killings. Surprisingly, those who investigate to resolve murder mystery, became prey to death.

Then FBI came to scene and former Texas Ranger named Tom White approached young FBI director, J. Edgar Hoover to untwist the murder mystery of Osage. This was a time when new team of FBI was teamed up to unearth the people who behind the murder of members of Osage family.

When bookstore assistant concluded then Oliver decided to buy this novel in paperback, he headed towards the cash counter, gave VISA credit card to swipe, and after getting receipt in $ U.S. dollars headed towards his home in Greenwich Village with his newly bought book.