Review: 10/18/24
This book was extremely well-written. When I read most books, I keep looking to the page number to see when I'm finally gonna be done with the chapter, but not with this one. I easily read 20, 30, even 50 pages at a time without caring about the page number I was on. It engulfed me.
SPOILER ALERT!!!
This is about the random murders that were occuring in the Osage tribe during the 1920's. It features Mollie Burkhart, who's married to a white man, as one of the main protagonists. Most of her family is murdered over the course of a few years, along with other tribe members. Eventually, J. Edgar Hoover, director of the Bureau of Investigation, sends Tom White and a few other random detectives to try and find out who's behind these murders. They catch William Hale, who's Ernest Burkhart (husband of Mollie Burkhart), and find out he's the culprit behind many of the murders.
This was a great book and it really showed the injustice that the Osage faced, like making them have white guardians to guard their own bank account from them. They couldn't even spend their own fortune freely! It also said that many of the murders were still unsolved, but the author in his studies to write the book did put together some pieces of the puzzle.
Overall, I enjoyed reading this and I learned a lot from it. I recommend this to anybody who likes history or mystery novels, as it ties elements of both together to make an amazing story.
Rating:★★★★☆ (4.7/5)