The Osage Nation were among richest people in the world in the 1920s, after oil was discovered on their land in Oklahoma. Then, one by one, Osage people began dying under mysterious circumstances. As the death toll amounted to twenty four, the newly formed FBI took over the investigation. Together with the Osage people, they uncovered one of the most sinister conspiracies in American history.

This book was fascinating. I learned so much about the Osage Nation and the multitude of injustices that were committed against them  after the oil was found on their land—many of their fortunes were placed in the hands of white people who acted as their guardians and restricted their access to their funds and committed other financial abuse. And at the end of the book, one of the investigators estimates that every Osage family lost at least one member to murder over the oil head rights, and many of these murders went unsolved. My husband is from Oklahoma and is a quarter Native American (though he is Creek and Quapaw, not Osage), so it was interesting to learn about this and discuss some of the details with him. This was a great true-crime and history book!