The Bone Tree
by Greg Iles
The Bone Tree by Greg Iles holds a highly rated rating of 4.18 out of 5, based on 8.1K reader ratings. First published in 2015. The book spans 804 pages.
About The Bone Tree
#1 New York Times bestselling author Greg Iles continues the electrifying story he began in his smashing New York Times bestseller Natchez Burning with this highly anticipated second volume in an epic trilogy of blood and race, family and justice.Southern prosecutor Penn Cage is caught in the darkest maelstrom of his life. The heartbreaking but seemingly straightforward death of his father's African-American nurse, Viola Turner, has fractured Penn's family and turned Dr. Tom Cage into a fugitive from justice. And in the search for his father and his reasons for running, Penn has unwittingly started a war with a violent offshoot of the KKK, the Double Eagles, whose members seem to know much more about Tom's past than Penn or his mother ever did.Desperately following his father's trail, Penn finds himself in a maze of mirrors, beset on all sides by a family of criminals and corrupt police whose power reaches into the highest levels of state government. To even the odds, Penn must rely on allies whose objectives are very different from his own. FBI special agent John Kaiser sees Tom Cage as the key to closing not only countless civil rights murders, but also the ultimate cold case: the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. Penn's fiancée, journalist Caitlin Masters, is chasing the biggest story of her career and believes Tom can lead her to evidence of America's most secret, shameful history. In the end, all roads will lead to the mysterious Bone Tree, a legendary killing site that may conceal far more than the remains of the forgotten.Penn now knows that the death of Viola Turner is a door to the darkest chapters of America's past. In the civil rights battleground that was 1960s Mississippi and Louisiana, powerful men had audacious, sweeping agendas, and their violent race murders concealed a conspiracy that ran wide and deep, involving the New Orleans Mafia, a Double Eagle hit squad, and a world- altering murder in Dealey Plaza in 1963. And if the FBI can be believed, somehow Dr. Tom Cage stands at the center of it all.Enthralling, captivating, and utterly engrossing, The Bone Tree is a masterpiece of modern suspense and the next novel in the monumental trilogy that Greg Iles was born to write.
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Author | Greg Iles |
| Published | 2015 |
| Pages | 804 |
| Genres | Fiction, Mystery & Thriller, Mystery & Thriller, Historical Fiction, Suspense |
| Average Rating | 4.18 / 5.00 |
| Total Ratings | 8,055 |
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What genre is The Bone Tree?
The Bone Tree is categorized as Fiction, Mystery & Thriller, Mystery & Thriller, Historical Fiction. Its primary genre classification is Mystery & Thriller.
Is The Bone Tree worth reading?
Based on 8.1K reader ratings, The Bone Tree has an average score of 4.18 out of 5.00, which is considered "Highly Rated."
How many pages is The Bone Tree?
The Bone Tree has 804 pages. It is a longer read suited for dedicated readers.
Who wrote The Bone Tree?
The Bone Tree was written by Greg Iles. It was first published in 2015.
What is the ISBN for The Bone Tree?
The ISBN-13 for The Bone Tree is 9780062311120.0.
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