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

challenging dark informative tense fast-paced

5.0

An absolutely thrilling read, Killers of the Flower Moon is a meticulously researched dive into a horrific period of American history that interrogates White Americans’ relationship with wealth, land, and Native American lives—and how sickeningly their perceived entitlement to it all permeated every aspect of society. The author both carefully records the investigations carried out during the Reign of Terror and sympathetically details the lasting impact of these harrowing events still felt by the victims’ families today. I felt the book was incredibly well-written, bringing to vivid life the people and places central to the narrative. Killers of The Flower Moon is a necessary novel that spotlights an oft-forgotten tragedy for the crime-obsessed current generation.
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