Greg Iles continues the electrifying story begun in his smash New York Times bestseller Natchez Burning in this highly anticipated second installment of an epic trilogy of blood and race, family and justice, featuring Southern lawyer Penn Cage.
Former prosecutor Penn Cage and his fiancée, reporter and publisher Caitlin Masters, have barely escaped with their lives after being attacked by wealthy businessman Brody Royal and his Double Eagles, a KKK sect with ties to some of Mississippi’s most powerful men. But the real danger has only begun as FBI Special Agent John Kaiser warns Penn that Brody wasn’t the true leader of the Double Eagles. The puppeteer who actually controls the terrorist group is a man far more fearsome: the chief of the state police’s Criminal Investigations Bureau, Forrest Knox.
The only way Penn can save his father, Dr. Tom Cage—who is fleeing a murder charge as well as corrupt cops bent on killing him—is either to make a devil’s bargain with Knox or destroy him. While Penn desperately pursues both options, Caitlin uncovers the real story behind a series of unsolved civil rights murders that may hold the key to the Double Eagles’ downfall. The trail leads her deep into the past, into the black backwaters of the Mississippi River, to a secret killing ground used by slave owners and the Klan for over two hundred years . . . a place of terrifying evil known only as “the bone tree.”
The Bone Tree is an explosive, action-packed thriller full of twisting intrigue and deadly secrets, a tale that explores the conflicts and casualties that result when the darkest truths of American history come to light. It puts us inside the skin of a noble man who has always fought for justice—now finally pushed beyond his limits.
Just how far will Penn Cage, the hero we thought we knew, go to protect those he loves?
WONDERFUL, IF YOU LIKED NATCHEZ BURNING YOU SHOULD READ THIS! **5 STARS** Be prepared to cry and that is the only spoiler in this brief review. I have not yet finished the novel and will not pick it up again tonight because I need a brief respite. For me one of the signs of a great novel is when the author has made me care so much about his characters that I worry about them and cry when one of them dies.
The Second Installment Of An Epic Trilogy Of The Deep South I would guess that the majority of readers, when confronted with an 800 page novel, might think that maybe they have bitten off more than they can chew–especially when this second novel follows the initial installment in this trilogy and is also 800 pages long. But as many of Greg Iles’ fans know, sitting down with any of his novels is like settling in for a long conversation with an old friend. While it may be a long read, the subject matter will make the time fly by. Before you know it,…
2 1/2 Stars — Loved Natchez Burning But Disappointed In The Bone Tree! I’ve been a big fan of Greg Iles since his first book, Spandau Phoenix, which was published over 20 years ago. One of my favorite of Iles’ books is Natchez Burning, which is the massive-sized first installment of a trilogy. In my 5-star review of Natchez Burning I considered it to be a mostly captivating, richly entertaining, highly memorable book; and viewed it to be his most ambitious novel to-date in that it not only delivers the suspense, action and twists and turns fans have come to expect…