David Grann

Hurja tosielämän rikosdraama öljyllä vaurastuneen osage-heimon kohtalonhetkistä. Pohjois-Amerikan alkuperäiskansoihin kuuluvat osaget saivat reservaatikseen syrjäisen kolkan Oklahomasta. Myöhemmin alueelta löytyi yksi Yhdysvaltojen suurimmista öljyesiintymistä, ja he saivat siitä hyvän tulonlähteen. 1920-luvulla osageja alkaa mystisesti kuolla; kuka myrkytykseen, kuka onnettomuuteen. Heimolle alkaa selvitä, että öljyrahojen vuoksi koko yhteisö on vaarassa, mutta poliisi ja sheriffi ovat avuttomia isompien voimien edessä. Paikalle täytyy saada puolueeton taho johtamaan tutkintaa, ja FBI saa ensimmäisen tehtävänsä. Kirjasta on tehty Leonardo DiCaprion ja Robert De Niron tähdittämä elokuva.

EL LIBRO QUE HA INSPIRADO LA ADAPTACI N DIRIGIDA POR MARTIN SCORCESE BEST-SELLER DEL NEW YORK TIMES FINALISTA DEL NATIONAL BOOK AWARD "Desconcertante y cautivadora ...] una historia que abrasar tu alma". --Dave Eggers, New York Times Book Review MEJOR LIBRO DEL SHELF AWARENESS DE 2017 Elogiado como mejor libro del a o por Wall Street Journal, The Boston Globe, San Francisco Chronicle, GQ, Time, Newsday, Entertainment Weekly, Time Magazine, NPR's Maureen Corrigan, NPR's "On Point", Vogue, Smithsonian, Cosmopolitan, Seattle Times, Bloomberg, Lit Hub's "Ultimate Best Books," Library Journal, Paste, Kirkus, Slate.com and Book Browse. A principios de la d cada de 1920 los miembros de la naci n ind gena de los Osage, en Oklahoma, se convirtieron en las personas m s ricas del mundo. Tras descubrirse enormes dep sitos de petr leo bajo su reserva, los Osage viv an en mansiones, vest an con pieles y joyas costosas, viajaban en autom viles con chofer y ten an sirvientes blancos. Pero pronto, los Osage comenzaron a desaparecer misteriosamente o a morir asesinados, uno tras otro. La familia de una mujer Osage, Mollie Burkhart, se convirti en un objetivo principal. Sus tres hermanas fueron asesinadas. Una fue envenenada, otra muri a tiros y la tercera falleci en una explosi n. Otros miembros de la naci n Osage mor an en circunstancias misteriosas, y muchos de los que se atrevieron a investigar los cr menes fueron tambi n asesinados. A medida que aumentaba el n mero de muertes, el reci n creado FBI se hizo cargo del caso, y su joven director, J. Edgar Hoover, recurri a miembro de los Texas Rangers llamado Tom White para tratar de descifrar el misterio. White arm un equipo clandestino, que inclu a a un agente nativo-americano que se infiltr en la regi n, y junto con los Osage, comenz a revelar una de las conspiraciones m s escalofriantes en la historia de los Estados Unidos. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION THE BOOK THAT INSPIRED THE ADAPTED FILM, DIRECTED BY MARTIN SCORSESE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST From the #1 New York Times best-selling author of The Lost City of Z, a twisting, haunting true-life murder mystery about one of the most monstrous crimes in American history. A New York Times Notable Book Named a best book of the year by Amazon, Wall Street Journal, The Boston Globe, San Francisco Chronicle, GQ, Time, Newsday, Entertainment Weekly, Time Magazine, NPR, Vogue, Smithsonian, Cosmopolitan, Seattle Times, Bloomberg, Lit Hub, and Slate. 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. The family of an Osage woman, Mollie Burkhart, became a prime target. One of her relatives was shot. Another was poisoned. And it was just the beginning, as more and more Osage were dying under mysterious circumstances, and many of those who dared to investigate the killings were themselves murdered. As the death toll rose, the newly created FBI took up the case, and the young director, J. Edgar Hoover, turned to a former Texas Ranger named Tom White to try to unravel the mystery. White put together an undercover team, including a Native American agent who infiltrated the region, and together with the Osage began to expose one of the most chilling conspiracies in American history.

Maailman parasta kertovaa tietokirjallisuutta! Vuonna 1740 kuninkaallisen laivaston alus Wager lähti kohti Tyyntä valtamerta. Matka päättyi katastrofiin: alus haaksirikkoutui Patagonian edustalla ja miehistö jäi loukkuun autiolle saarelle. Tammikuussa 1742 Brasilian rannikolle ajautui laudanpätkistä kyhätty alus kyydissään joukko rähjäisiä miehiä, joilla oli uskomaton tarina. Heidät otettiin vastaan sankareina. Myöhemmin Chilen rannikolle saapui toinen alus ja kolme miestä, joiden kertomus oli toisenlainen. Brasiliaan saapuneet miehet eivät olleet sankareita vaan kapinallisia. Kun syytökset petoksesta ja murhasta sinkoilivat, sotaoikeus ryhtyi selvittämään, kuka puhui totta. Panokset olivat kovat - syyllinen saattoi päätyä hirteen.

Den 28. januar 1742 skyller en synkeferdig seilskute opp på kysten av Brasil. Om bord er tretti avmagrede menn, knapt i live, som har en ekstraordinær historie å fortelle. De er overlevende fra Wager, et britisk fartøy som hadde forlatt England i 1740 for å jakte på en spansk gallion full av skatter. Wager hadde forlist på en øde øy utenfor Patagonia etter å ha rundet Kapp Horn. Her utviklet det seg til rent anarki. Kapteinen ble utsatt for mytteri, og mytteristene satte til havs igjen. De blir hyllet som helter da de omsider kommer seg hjem. Seks måneder seinere dukker kapteinen og hans menn opp i England. De har en helt annen historie å fortelle. Dette er en storslått fortelling om ekstreme utfordringer, overlevelse og selve kampen om verdensherredømme. «Et mesterverk. Svært spennende dokumentar om en desperat seilas som startet i 1740, og som får bøkene til havets forfattere som Melville og O'Brian til å blekne.» Stein Roll, Adresseavisen (Terningkast 6) «Heidundrende litterær seilas! David Granns historie om det ulykksalige skipet Wager er en ramsalt skipperskrøne fra virkeligheten. (...) «Mytteriet på Wager» er en sydende sterk cocktail av like deler kulturforståelse, krim fra virkeligheten og maritim historie.» Sindre Hovdenakk, VG (Terningkast 5) «Eventyrlig fortelling om en av verdens hardeste seilas.» Mats Mørk, Dagbladet (Terningkast 5) «Ramsalt, medrivande og sann historisk krim. Resultatet er ei vakker bok, med mykje bildemateriale og historiske kart, som også er basert på grundig kjeldegransking i eit uventa godt dokumentert hendingsforløp.» Rolv Nøtvik Jakobsen, Vårt Land «Meisterleg om mytteri. Gjennom eminent kjeldebruk skriv David Grann seg tett opptil hendingar for snart 300 år sidan. Mytteriet på Wager er litterær sakprosa av topp kvalitet.» Oddmund Hagen , Dag og Tid «En oppslukende og hjerteskjærende beretning fra det tøffe livet på sjøen. Det oser tang, sjøsprøyt og blod av sidene i den brutale historien om forliset til seilskuten Wager.» Øyvind Holen, DN

Del autor bestseller #1 del New York Times, creador de Los asesinos de la luna de las flores y La ciudad perdida de Z, llega una historia fascinante sobre naufragios, supervivencia y salvajismo, la cual desemboca en una corte marcial donde se revela una verdad impactante. El 28 de enero de 1742, una embarcaci n desvencijada con la madera y las velas parchadas llega a la costa de Brasil. En el interior hab a treinta hombres escu lidos, a duras penas vivos y con una extraordinaria historia que contar. Eran los sobrevivientes del Wager, un barco brit nico de su majestad el rey, que parti de Inglaterra en 1740 en una misi n secreta durante una guerra imperial contra Espa a. Al perseguir a un gale n espa ol cargado de tesoros, conocido como "el premio de todo el oc ano", el Wager naufrag en una isla desierta frente a la costa de la Patagonia. Despu s de pasar meses abandonados y enfrentar la inanici n, construyeron la endeble embarcaci n y navegaron durante m s de cien d as, atravesando 2 500 millas de mares tempestuosos. Los recibieron como h roes. Pero entonces... seis meses despu s, otra barca, todav a m s decr pita, lleg a la costa de Chile. Este bote solo conten a tres n ufragos, y ellos contaban una historia muy distinta. Los treinta marinos que llegaron a Brasil no eran h roes... sino amotinados. El primer grupo respondi contraatacando a su manera al capit n tir nico y homicida, y a sus secuaces. Qued claro que, mientras estuvieron varados en la isla, la tripulaci n hab a ca do en la anarqu a, con facciones beligerantes peleando por el dominio de esa tierra inh spita. Mientras volaban acusaciones de traici n y asesinato, el almirantazgo convoc a una corte marcial para determinar qui n dec a la verdad. Lo que estaba en juego era la vida: a quien la corte encontrara culpable pod a acabar en la horca. Los n ufragos del Wager es una grandiosa historia del comportamiento humano llevado al extremo, contada por uno de nuestros mejores escritores de no ficci n. La recreaci n de Grann del mundo oculto en el interior de un barco de guerra brit nico rivaliza con la obra de Patrick O'Brien; su retrato de los desesperados apuros de los n ufragos hace frente a narrativas de supervivencia como el Endurance, y su recuento de la corte marcial muestra la destreza de un thriller de Scott Turow. Como siempre sucede con el trabajo de Grann, los incre bles giros en la narrativa mantienen bajo hechizo al lector. Y lo m s poderoso de todo, desentierra el significado m s profundo de los eventos, mostrando que no solo estaban en juicio el capit n del Wager y su tripulaci n... sino la propia idea de imperio. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Killers of the Flower Moon and The Lost City of Z, a mesmerizing story of shipwreck, survival, and savagery, culminating in a court martial that reveals a shocking truth On January 28, 1742, a ramshackle vessel of patched-together wood and cloth washed up on the coast of Brazil. Inside were thirty emaciated men, barely alive, and they had an extraordinary tale to tell. They were survivors of His Majesty's Ship the Wager, a British vessel that had left England in 1740 on a secret mission during an imperial war with Spain. While the Wager had been chasing a Spanish treasure-filled galleon known as "the prize of all the oceans," it had wrecked on a desolate island off the coast of Patagonia. The men, after being marooned for months and facing starvation, built the flimsy craft and sailed for more than a hundred days, traversing 2500 miles of storm-wracked seas. They were greeted as heroes. But then ... six months later, another, even more decrepit craft landed on the coast of Chile. This boat contained just three castaways, and they had a very different story to tell. The thirty sailors who landed in Brazil were not heroes - they were mutineers. The first group responded with countercharges of their own, of a tyrannical and murderous captain and his henchmen. It became clear that while stranded on the island the crew had fallen into anarchy, with warring factions fighting for dominion over the barren wilderness. As accusations of treachery and murder flew, the Admiralty convened a court martial to determine who was telling the truth. The stakes were life-and-death--for whomever the court found guilty could hang. The Wager is a grand tale of human behavior at the extremes told by one of our greatest nonfiction writers. Grann's recreation of the hidden world on a British warship rivals the work of Patrick O'Brian, his portrayal of the castaways' desperate straits stands up to the classics of survival writing such as The Endurance, and his account of the court martial has the savvy of a Scott Turow thriller. As always with Grann's work, the incredible twists of the narrative hold the reader spellbound. Most powerfully, he unearths the deeper meaning of the events, showing that it was not only the Wager's captain and crew who were on trial - it was the very idea of empire.

Afdækningen af en af de mest rystende sammensværgelser i amerikansk historie. I 1920’erne er verdens rigeste mennesker per capita medlemmer af Osagefolket i Oklahoma. Efter at der er opdaget olie under jorden i deres land, begynder osagerne at køre i biler med privatchauffør, bygger palæer og sender deres børn på studieophold i Europa. Men så begynder osagerne at blive dræbt, en efter en. Osagekvinden Mollie Burkharts familie bliver et af de vigtigste mål. En af hendes slægtninge bliver skudt. En anden bliver forgiftet. Og det er kun begyndelsen, for flere og flere osager dør under mystiske omstændigheder, og mange af dem, der vover at efterforske drabene, bliver også selv myrdet. Mens døden gør sit indhug, tager det nydannede FBI sagen op, og den unge direktør, J. Edgar Hoover, beder den tidligere Texas-ranger Tom White om at prøve at opklare mysteriet. White sammensætter et undercoverteam, blandt andet med en indfødt amerikaner som agent, der infiltrerer området og sammen med Osagefolket begynder at afdække en af de mest oprørende sammensværgelser i amerikansk historie. David Grann, født 1967, har med sine bøger ligget nr. 1 på New York Times’ bestsellerliste og skriver fast i tidsskriftet The New Yorker. Foruden The Wager. En historie om skibbrud, mord og mytteri (2024) har han bl.a. skrevet Jagten på den forsvundne by (2010). Killers of the Flower Moon blev i 2023 filmatiseret af instruktøren Martin Scorsese med Leonardo DiCaprio og Robert De Niro i hovedroller.

A "TOUR DE FORCE OF NARRATIVE NONFICTION" (WSJ) WITH OVER ONE YEAR ON THE NYT BEST SELLER LIST From the author of Killers of the Flower Moon, a page-turning story of shipwreck, survival, and savagery, culminating in a court martial that reveals a shocking truth. The powerful narrative reveals the deeper meaning of the events on The Wager, showing that it was not only the captain and crew who ended up on trial, but the very idea of empire. A Best Book of the Year: The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The New Yorker, TIME, Smithsonian, NPR, Vulture "Riveting... Reads like a thriller, tackling a multilayered history--and imperialism--with gusto." --Time On January 28, 1742, a ramshackle vessel of patched-together wood and cloth washed up on the coast of Brazil. Inside were thirty emaciated men, barely alive, and they had an extraordinary tale to tell. They were survivors of His Majesty's Ship the Wager, a British vessel that had left England in 1740 on a secret mission during an imperial war with Spain. While the Wager had been chasing a Spanish treasure-filled galleon known as "the prize of all the oceans," it had wrecked on a desolate island off the coast of Patagonia. The men, after being marooned for months and facing starvation, built the flimsy craft and sailed for more than a hundred days, traversing nearly 3,000 miles of storm-wracked seas. They were greeted as heroes. But then ... six months later, another, even more decrepit craft landed on the coast of Chile. This boat contained just three castaways, and they told a very different story. The thirty sailors who landed in Brazil were not heroes - they were mutineers. The first group responded with countercharges of their own, of a tyrannical and murderous senior officer and his henchmen. It became clear that while stranded on the island the crew had fallen into anarchy, with warring factions fighting for dominion over the barren wilderness. As accusations of treachery and murder flew, the Admiralty convened a court martial to determine who was telling the truth. The stakes were life-and-death--for whomever the court found guilty could hang. The Wager is a grand tale of human behavior at the extremes told by one of our greatest nonfiction writers. Grann's recreation of the hidden world on a British warship rivals the work of Patrick O'Brian, his portrayal of the castaways' desperate straits stands up to the classics of survival writing such as The Endurance, and his account of the court martial has the savvy of a Scott Turow thriller. As always with Grann's work, the incredible twists of the narrative hold the reader spellbound.

28. jaanuaril 1742 uhtus meri Brasiilia rannikule puidujuppidest ja kaltsudest kokku lapitud armetu aluse. Selles oli 30 otsajäänud poolsurnud meest, kel oli pajatada erakordne lugu. Nad olid ellujäänud Briti sõjalaevalt Wager, mis oli 1740. aastal, imperialistliku sõja ajal Hispaaniaga asunud Inglismaalt teele salajase missiooniga. Jälitades Hispaania aardelaeva, mida nimetati "kõigi ookeanide priisiks", hukkus Wager Patagoonia ranniku lähedal inimtühja saare juures. Palju kuid merehädas olnud nälgivad mehed ehitasid kipaka aluse, millega seilasid üle saja päeva tormisel merel, läbides ligi 3000 miili. Neid tervitati kodumaal kui kangelasi. Pool aastat hiljem jõudis Tshiili rannikule teine, veel armetum alus. Selles oli ainult kolm merehädalist, kes rääkisid hoopis teistsuguse loo. Lõpuks kutsus admiraliteet kokku merekohtu, et jõuda selgusele, kes räägib tõtt. Kaalukausil olid elu ja surm: seda, kelle kohus mõistab süüdi, võib oodata võllas." Köitev! Põnevikuna kirja pandud, käsitleb paljukihilist ajalugu - ja imperialismi - suure innuga." Time"Tõsielukirjanduse meistriteos." - The Wall Street Journal

”Den største søfartshistorie, der nogensinde er fortalt.” – The Spectator Januar 1742. Et faldefærdigt fartøj, flikket sammen af tømmer og tøjstumper, skyller op på Brasiliens kyst. Om bord er tredive udmarvede mænd, kun akkurat i live. De er overlevende fra The Wager, et af den britiske flådes skibe, som er forlist under en storm. De kan fortælle en fantastisk historie, og de bliver hyldet som helte. Seks måneder senere: Tre skibbrudne driver i land på Chiles kyst. De fortæller en ganske anden historie: De tredive søfolk, der var landet i Brasilien, var ikke helte – de var mytterister og mordere. Hvem lyver, og hvem fortæller sandheden? Det må en britisk krigsret afgøre. Det er et spørgsmål om liv eller død, for de der bliver dømt skyldige, vil blive hængt. The Wager. En historie om skibbrud, mytteri og mord er en storslået fortælling om menneskers reaktioner under ekstreme omstændigheder, skildret af en af vor tids største historiefortællere. ”En af de bedste bøger om virkelige begivenheder, jeg nogensinde har læst. Et mesterværk.” – The Guardian ”Læses som en thriller.” – Time Magazine

Ny hyllad bästsäljare av författaren till Killers of the Flower Moon»Det som jag framför allt tar med mig är hur precist han skildrar det monotona skeppslivet och känslan av att själva befinna mig mitt i fartygets inre djungel bland hängmattor, stanker och olika dialekter. Läsfåtöljen har aldrig känts lika bekväm.« Samuel Mesterton, Amelia»Det är en sjuhelsikes story David Grann dammat av. Wager är ett utmärkt stycke sjöfartshistoria som i Granns händer blir en maritim actionthriller.« Johanna Käck, DNDen 28 januari 1742 spolas en skranglig farkost ihopbyggd av trä och tyg upp på Brasiliens kust. Inuti den finns trettio utmärglade, närmast livlösa män med en fantastisk historia att berätta. De är överlevande från The Wager, ett brittiskt fartyg som lämnade England 1740 på hemligt uppdrag och som jagade ett spanskt skepp fyllt av rikedomar när de gick på grund vid en karg och öde ö utanför Patagoniens kust. Efter att ha varit nära svält i månader konstruerade de sin farkost och seglade därefter i över hundra dagar. De togs emot som hjältar. Men sex månader senare dyker ytterligare en, än mer förfallen farkost upp, denna gång på Chiles kust. Denna rymmer bara tre skeppsbrutna män, med en helt annan historia att berätta. Det visar sig att Wagers besättning, medan de var skeppsbrutna, förfallit till anarki och stridande fraktioner. Ömsesidiga anklagelser leder till att man sammankallar en militärdomstol, där liv och död står på spel - och där de skyldiga riskerar att hängas. Wager är en storslagen historia om mänskligt beteende i den mest extrema av situationer, skildrad av en av vår tids största historieberättare. I översättning av Manne Svensson. DAVID GRANN [f. 1967] är en amerikansk bästsäljande författare och mångfaldigt prisbelönt journalist för The New Yorker. Hans Killers of the Flower Moon [2017] tog sig an ett ouppklarat mysterium och en ljusskygg del av USA:s historia. Boken har också blivit film, i regi av Martin Scorsese och med Leonardo DiCaprio i en av huvudrollerna. Den hyllade New York Times-bästsäljaren Wager är den andra av hans böcker som kommer ut på svenska, och liksom föregångaren kommer även den att bli film i ett samarbete mellan Martin Scorsese och Leonardo DiCaprio.» Wager är en av de bästa böcker om verkliga händelser jag någonsin läst. Ett mästerverk.« Matthew Teague, The Guardian»Det är en mycket välberättad historia och detta att ingen riktigt kan veta vad som egentligen hände, bokens huvudtema, hanterar Grann synnerligen elegant.« Betyg: 5 av 5 - Dick Nilsson, BTJ »Djupt fängslande. Wager är som en thriller. Den tacklar en historia med många lager, liksom frågan om imperialism, med liv och energi.« Time

By the author of the international Number One bestsellers KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON and THE WAGER ‘Chilling . . . Poignant . . . Haunting and gripping . . . gets into worlds that are otherwise invisible to us’Daily MailA Polish detective tries to determine whether an author planted clues to a real murder in his post-modern novelAn arson investigator races to prove whether a man about to be executed is innocentScientists stalk a sea monster … In this engrossing collection, David Grann sets out to unravel the truth of twelve great, real-life mysteries. Each of these mesmerising stories is true; the protagonists are mortal and pieces of the puzzle often elude them. Some of the characters are driven by deception and murder. Others go mad. After all, as Holmes puts it, ‘Life is infinitely stranger than anything which the mind of man could invent.’

WINNER OF THE EDGAR AWARD FOR BEST FACT CRIME SHORTLISTED FOR THE ANDREW CARNEGIE MEDAL FOR EXCELLENCE IN NON-FICTION SHORTLISTED FOR THE CWA ALCS GOLD DAGGER FOR NON-FICTION **NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE DIRECTED BY MARTIN SCORSESE STARRING LEONARDO DICAPRIO AND ROBERT DE NIRO** ‘A riveting true story of greed, serial murder and racial injustice’ JON KRAKAUER ‘A fiercely entertaining mystery story and a wrenching exploration of evil’ KATE ATKINSON ‘A fascinating account of a tragic and forgotten chapter in the history of the American West’ JOHN GRISHAM From the bestselling author of The Lost City of Z, now a major film starring Charlie Hunnam, Sienna Miller, Robert Pattinson and Tom Holland, and the Number One international bestseller The Wager, comes a true-life murder story which became one of the FBI’s first major homicide investigations. In the 1920s, the richest people per capita in the world were members of the Osage Indian nation in Oklahoma. After oil was discovered beneath their land, they 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 climbed, the FBI took up the case. But the bureau badly bungled the investigation. In desperation, its young director, J. Edgar Hoover, turned to a former Texas Ranger named Tom White to unravel the mystery. Together with the Osage he and his undercover team began to expose one of the most chilling conspiracies in American history. ‘David Grann has a razor-keen instinct for suspense’ LOUISE ERDRICH

**NOW A MAJOR FILM STARRING ROBERT PATTINSON, CHARLIE HUNNAM AND SIENNA MILLER**The story of Colonel Percy Harrison Fawcett, the inspiration behind Conan Doyle's The Lost World Fawcett was among the last of a legendary breed of British explorers. For years he explored the Amazon and came to believe that its jungle concealed a large, complex civilization, like El Dorado. Obsessed with its discovery, he christened it the City of Z. In 1925, Fawcett headed into the wilderness with his son Jack, vowing to make history. They vanished without a trace. For the next eighty years, hordes of explorers plunged into the jungle, trying to find evidence of Fawcett's party or Z. Some died from disease and starvation; others simply disappeared. In this spellbinding true tale of lethal obsession, David Grann retraces the footsteps of Fawcett and his followers as he unravels one of the greatest mysteries of exploration.‘A riveting, exciting and thoroughly compelling tale of adventure’ JOHN GRISHAM ‘A wonderful story of a lost age of heroic exploration’ Sunday Times ‘Marvellous ... An engrossing book whose protagonist could out-think Indiana Jones’ Daily Telegraph‘The best story in the world, told perfectly’ Evening Standard

Den 28. januar 1742 skyller en synkeferdig seilskute opp på kysten av Brasil. Om bord er tretti avmagrede menn, knapt i live, som har en ekstraordinær historie å fortelle. De er overlevende fra Wager, et britisk fartøy som hadde forlatt England i 1740 for å jakte på en spansk gallion full av skatter. Wager hadde forlist på en øde øy utenfor Patagonia etter å ha rundet Kapp Horn. Her utviklet det seg til rent anarki. Kapteinen ble utsatt for mytteri, og mytteristene satte til havs igjen. De blir hyllet som helter da de omsider kommer seg hjem. Seks måneder seinere dukker kapteinen og hans menn opp i England. De har en helt annen historie å fortelle. Dette er en storslått fortelling om ekstreme utfordringer, overlevelse og selve kampen om verdensherredømme.«Et mesterverk. Svært spennende dokumentar om en desperat seilas som startet i 1740, og som får bøkene til havets forfattere som Melville og O'Brian til å blekne.» Stein Roll, Adresseavisen (Terningkast 6)«Heidundrende litterær seilas! David Granns historie om det ulykksalige skipet Wager er en ramsalt skipperskrøne fra virkeligheten. (...) «Mytteriet på Wager» er en sydende sterk cocktail av like deler kulturforståelse, krim fra virkeligheten og maritim historie.» Sindre Hovdenakk, VG (Terningkast 5)«Eventyrlig fortelling om en av verdens hardeste seilas.» Mats Mørk, Dagbladet (Terningkast 5)«Ramsalt, medrivande og sann historisk krim. Resultatet er ei vakker bok, med mykje bildemateriale og historiske kart, som også er basert på grundig kjeldegransking i eit uventa godt dokumentert hendingsforløp.» Rolv Nøtvik Jakobsen, Vårt Land«Meisterleg om mytteri. Gjennom eminent kjeldebruk skriv David Grann seg tett opptil hendingar for snart 300 år sidan. Mytteriet på Wager er litterær sakprosa av topp kvalitet.» Oddmund Hagen , Dag og Tid«En oppslukende og hjerteskjærende beretning fra det tøffe livet på sjøen. Det oser tang, sjøsprøyt og blod av sidene i den brutale historien om forliset til seilskuten Wager.» Øyvind Holen, DN

From the international bestselling author of KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON and THE LOST CITY OF Z, a mesmerising story of shipwreck, mutiny and murder, culminating in a court martial that reveals a shocking truth.

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - NOW A MARTIN SCORSESE PICTURE - A twisting, haunting true-life murder mystery about one of the most monstrous crimes in American history from the author of The Wager and The Lost City of Z "A shocking whodunit... What more could fans of true-crime thrillers ask?"--USA Today "A masterful work of literary journalism crafted with the urgency of a mystery." --The Boston Globe 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. The family of an Osage woman, Mollie Burkhart, became a prime target. One of her relatives was shot. Another was poisoned. And it was just the beginning, as more and more Osage were dying under mysterious circumstances, and many of those who dared to investigate the killings were themselves murdered. As the death toll rose, the newly created FBI took up the case, and the young director, J. Edgar Hoover, turned to a former Texas Ranger named Tom White to try to unravel the mystery. White put together an undercover team, including a Native American agent who infiltrated the region, and together with the Osage began to expose one of the most chilling conspiracies in American history. Look for David Grann's latest bestselling book, The Wager

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