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Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI by David Grann

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dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

4.25

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adventurous challenging dark emotional informative mysterious sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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challenging dark informative mysterious sad tense fast-paced

4.5

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challenging dark emotional informative mysterious sad tense medium-paced

4.5

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5.0

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3littlewordz's review against another edition

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dark informative mysterious tense slow-paced

4.25

Far more riveting than I had expected! I purchased a digital copy years ago after hearing an NPR interview with the author, David Grann. The book deeply demonstrates the pure audacity and unchecked depravity of colonizers. Whenever I read about early Americans and their treatment of either the enslaved or Native Americans I'm not surprised but I'm definitely exhausted. Grann is a writer and journalist, and his skills for detailed research only enhanced his superb delivery of this terrible period of American history. My jaw dropped more than a few times at the brazenness of the crimes, and the confidence that no one would face any consequences (and many of the perpetrators did not).  This is a fantastic choice if you are looking for an American true crime story.
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corriejn's review against another edition

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3.5

My suggestion: read just the first ~1/3 and then look up how the situation turned out. A bit overdramatic in places for me, but I learned about a lot of historical events I wasn't familiar with, in that first section. If someone is interested in learning about "the birth of the FBI," this probably wouldn't be the most satisfying option, either-- it's not really about that, the second section is more detailing the life and career of one particular agent (in the precursor to the FBI), including before and after these events.
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4.0

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books_withblooms's review against another edition

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mysterious reflective slow-paced

4.25

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chronicallyplotting's review against another edition

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emotional reflective sad tense

4.0

A tragic true crime study of the Osage murder case. The tragic loss of many lives that were never fully brought to justice. Money the root of evil in this case and racial inequality and discrimination lead to this tragic trajectory of events. The outcry of these crimes and the fear that was created lead to the governments creation of the FBI. 

I learned a lot from this true crime book and enjoyed learning about not only the history of the FBI but the Osage people and the presidential corruption that occurred during these tragedies. I recommend this book to any true crime fan. 
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