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Killers of the Flower Moon

Book cover of Killers of the Flower Moon
Killers of the Flower MoonDavid Grann

Characters in Killers of the Flower Moon

5 characters, main characters first.

Main characters

  • Mollie Burkhart

    Osage woman who loses much of her family to the murders and becomes a target herself.

  • Tom White

    Former Texas Ranger who leads the FBI investigation into the killings.

Antagonists

  • William K. Hale

    Local cattleman and power broker who orchestrated the conspiracy against the Osage.

Supporting characters

  • Ernest Burkhart

    Mollie's husband and Hale's nephew, drawn into the plot.

  • J. Edgar Hoover

    Ambitious young director who used the case to build the modern FBI.

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