From #1 New York Times bestselling author Greg Iles comes the second
novel in his Natchez Burning trilogy--which also includes Natchez
Burning and the upcoming Mississippi Blood--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?
