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

David Grann's Killers of the Flower Moon is a New York Times bestseller and National Book Award, Finalist. This is a chapter-by-chapter summary and study guide. It includes Study Questions, a List of Important Characters, and a Timeline to help guide you through the tragic story of the Osage Indians.

The Osage Indians were some of the wealthiest people in the United States during the 1920's. These Indians enjoyed luxuries that many could not afford because they received a share of the oil money that was produced on their land. But then wealthy Osage Indians were found murdered and there were other suspicious deaths. After 24 deaths, local officials had not solved a single murder. Several of the deaths occurred in one family. Mollie Burkhart was the only one of four siblings who lived. But a priest received word that she feared she was being killed. That is when the Bureau of Investigation under Tom White stepped in to investigate and solve the mystery of the murdered Osage Indians