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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.nnFormer 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 Mississippiu2019s most powerful men. But the real danger has only begun as FBI Special Agent John Kaiser warns Penn that Brody wasnu2019t 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 policeu2019s Criminal Investigations Bureau, Forrest Knox.nnThe only way Penn can save his father, Dr. Tom Cageu2014who is fleeing a murder charge as well as corrupt cops bent on killing himu2014is either to make a devilu2019s 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 Eaglesu2019 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 u201cthe bone tree.u201dnnThe 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 justiceu2014now finally pushed beyond his limits.nnJust how far will Penn Cage, the hero we thought we knew, go to protect those he loves?
