Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann

This book was really my first non-fiction read in the past few years. I've been strictly a fiction only reader and never felt the need to read any other genre. But the only reason I got this book was because it was out at a yard sale a month ago being given away for free and that I know of the 2023 movie with Leonardo Dicaprio. Haven't watched the movie yet, but I'm glad I read this book before seeing the movie.

The main non-spoiler plot revolves around the infamous Osage murders that took place in the early 1900s in the rural wild frontiers of Oklahoma. And the chain of events leading into the upstart of the FBI bureau and the stories/controversies surrounding their inner workings and achievemnts during the Osage case.

I don't want to get into the all the characters involved as going in blind as possible is the best way to approach it. But I just had a lingering feeling of anger and sadness of never learning about the Osage and their beautiful culture that was almost destroyed and ripped away by malice and greed. Thanks public education for never teaching or presenting these things to me…

Even if your not a fan of nonfiction or history in general I would still highly recommend this book as it reads more as a straight crime mystery narrative than most plain factual writings of standard history textbooks. David Grann did a really great job at adding so much depth to the narrative and his personal accounts with everyone involved with the research and messages of the violent nature of history, greed, and overcoming the odds and preserving dying cultural traditions.

Has anyone else read this book or others of David Grann? I'll probably delve into his newest book, The Wager, sometime before the end of the year.