David Grann Knihy

NESMÍRNÉ BOHATSTVÍ TĚCHTO LIDÍ… Indiáni z kmene Osedžů patřili před sto lety k nejbohatším lidem na světě. Z obrovských příjmů, jež jim plynuly z ropy vytěžené na jejich území, si vystavěli nové domy, nakoupili luxusní automobily, najali bílé služebnictvo a děti poslali na prestižní university v USA i v Evropě. Dopřávali si to nejlepší, co jim nabízela civilizace. Jejich bohatství ovšem přilákalo i to nejhorší: zkorumpované politiky, křivácké právníky, podvodníky všeho druhu – a chamtivce, zloděje, násilníky a vrahy. PŘIVOLALO SÉRII ZÁHADNÝCH VRAŽD, Následující děsivé spiknutí nechá za sebou během několika let desítky zavražděných. A když se dlouhou sérii vražd stále nedaří vyřešit, když za záhadných okolností umírají další a další oběti a když přijdou o život dokonce mnozí z odvážných vyšetřovatelů, je přivolána nedávno založená FBI s legendárním J. Edgarem Hooverem v čele – jde o první tak rozsáhlý případ, který FBI vyšetřuje. Každý další krok odhaluje nová zlověstná tajemství a zločinná spolčení… JEŽ VDECHLA ŽIVOT FBI! Režisér MARTIN SCORSESE připravuje podle knihy výpravný film, v němž hlavní role ztvárňují LEONARDO DICAPRIO a ROBERT DE NIRO.

Podtitul: Po stopách největší záhady 20. století - tajemného Eldoráda David Grann se rozhodl vypátrat osud Percyho Harrisona Fawcetta, velkého badatele počátku 20. století. Úspěšně sice zvládl mnohé výpravy do Amazonie, ale ta poslední v roce 1925, při níž hledal bájné město Z, ztracenou civilizaci věků, mu byla osudná. Amazonka pohřbila veškeré snahy vypátrat Fawcettovu poslední výpravu.

Příběhy o vraždách, šílenství a posedlosti. David Grann napsal pravdivé příběhy lidí, jejichž posedlost je nutí do nevyzpytatelných a často smrtelných situací. Ať už popisuje záhadnou vraždu, sleduje podvodného umělce, nebo lov nepolapitelné obří olihně, vždy se jeví jako jeden z nejnadanějších reportérů a vypravěčů své generace. Odhaluje galerie lumpů a hrdinů, kteří dokazují, že pravda je skutečně podivnější než fikce.

The New York Times bestseller and National Book Award finalist Killers of the Flower Moon is now adapted for young readers. This book is an essential resource for young readers to learn about the Reign of Terror against the Osage people--one of history's most ruthless and shocking crimes. In the 1920s, the richest people per capita in the world were members of the Osage Nation in Oklahoma, thanks to the oil that was discovered beneath their land. Then, one by one, the Osage began to die under mysterious circumstances, and anyone who tried to investigate met the same end. As the death toll surpassed more than twenty-four Osage, the newly created Bureau of Investigation, which became the FBI, took up the case, one of the organization's first major homicide investigations. An undercover team, including one of the only Native American agents in the bureau, infiltrated the region, struggling to adopt the latest modern techniques of detection. Working with the Osage, they began to expose one of the most chilling conspiracies in American history. In this adaptation of the adult bestseller, David Grann revisits his gripping investigation into the shocking crimes against the Osage people. The book is a searing indictment of the callousness and prejudice toward Native Americans that allowed the murderers to occur for so long.

A young reader edition of the New York Times bestseller and National Book Award finalist about one of history's most ruthless and shocking crimes, the Reign of Terror against the Osage people. In the 1920s, the richest people per capita in the world were members of the Osage Nation in Oklahoma. After oil was discovered beneath their land, the Osage rode in chauffeured automobiles, built mansions, and sent their children to study in Europe. Then, one by one, the Osage began to be killed off. As the death toll surpassed more than twenty-four Osage, the newly created F.B.I. took up the case, in what became one of the organization's first major homicide investigations. An undercover team, including one of the only Native American agents in the bureau, infiltrated the region, struggling to adopt the latest modern techniques of detection to bring an end to the deadly crime spree. Together with the Osage they began to expose one of the most chilling conspiracies in American history. In this youngification of the adult bestseller, critically acclaimed author David Grann revisits the gripping investigation into the shocking crimes against the Osage people. It is a searing indictment of the callousness and prejudice toward Native Americans that allowed the murderers to continue for so long and provides essential information for young readers about a shameful period in U.S. history.

Set in the 1920s, the story reveals a dark chapter in American history where the Osage Nation, once wealthy from oil, faces a series of mysterious murders targeting its members. Mollie Burkhart's family becomes a focal point as relatives are killed under suspicious circumstances. Amidst rising tensions, the fledgling FBI, led by J. Edgar Hoover, enlists former Texas Ranger Tom White and a Native American agent to investigate. Together, they uncover a chilling conspiracy that threatens the very fabric of the Osage community.

By the Sunday Times bestselling author of Killers of the Flower Moon, a powerful true story of adventure and obsession in the Antarctic, lavishly illustrated with colour photographs

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Killers of the Flower Moon, a mesmerizing collection of true-crime stories that includes "The Old Man and the Gun"—the inspiration for the movie starring Robert Redford and Sissy Spacek, along with two other riveting tales. "The Old Man and the Gun" is the incredible story of a bank robber and prison escape artist who modeled himself after figures like Pretty Boy Floyd and who, even in his seventies, refuses to retire. "True Crime" follows the twisting investigation of a Polish detective who suspects that a novelist planted clues in his fiction to an actual murder. And "The Chameleon" recounts how a French imposter assumes the identity of a missing boy from Texas and infiltrates the boy's family, only to soon wonder whether he is the one being conned. In this mesmerizing collection, David Grann shows why he has been called a "worthy heir to Truman Capote" and "simply the best narrative nonfiction writer working today," as he takes the reader on a journey through some of the most intriguing and gripping real-life tales from around the world. Look for David Grann’s latest book, The Wager!

Now a major motion picture starring Robert Redford and Sissy Spacek, from the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Killers of the Flower Moon, The Old Man and the Gun is here joined by two other riveting true crime tales. "The Old Man and the Gun," is the story of a man who idolized the likes of Pretty Boy Floyd and, as a result, fashions himself into a notorious bank robber and escape artist. "The Chameleon" is the tale a French con artist gets in over his head when he impersonates a missing Texas teenager and raises the suspicions of a local private investigator. "True Crime" follows a riveting investigation in which a Polish cold-case detective makes an unlikely connection between a philosopher's novel and the murder case he's trying to crack. Grann takes the reader on a journey through some of the strangest and most thrilling real life stories of felonious behavior from around the world.