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The Bone Tree

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The Bone Tree

By: Greg Iles
Narrated by: Robert Petkoff
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Greg Iles continues the electrifying story begun in his smash New York Times best seller 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 fiancee, 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 isn'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 more than 200 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?

©2015 Greg Iles (P)2015 HarperCollins Publishers
Crime Thrillers Mystery Suspense Thriller Thriller & Suspense Fiction Exciting Mississippi Scary

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Editors Select, April 2015 - For those of you (myself included) who have been waiting to see what happens to Penn and Caitlin and Tom after the cliffhanger ending from Greg Iles' previous book Natchez Burning, the wait is over. In The Bone Tree we are dropped right back into the Deep South, where past and present collide, and where old hatreds are still prevalent today. When an old woman comes home to die it brings to light secrets of evils long thought buried, with startling ties to some of the most significant atrocities in our nation's history. After finishing The Bone Tree I find myself in a familiar position, not being able to wait to see where Iles and new narrator to the series Robert Petkoff take us next! –John, Audible Editor

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I'm not sure...

A touch repetitive and left dissapointedly one.. Not sure if I like being snookered into a next book.

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Robert Petkoff CANNOT do a Louisiana accent

This story is wonderful. Even the weirdness of narrotors Louisiana accent can't take away.from it. The narration is okay, but I swear to God it sounds like he has a speech impediment or tongue tie half of the time. Where is David Ledoux or Leydoux? Please have someone different for next book. As a woman born and raised in Central and Southern Louisiana somerimes I was actually laughing at this man's reading. But the book is GREAT anyway.

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Good Book

I have read all of Greg Iles Pen Cage books. He is a master story teller. Though this would be the last one but I hope there will be more.

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Great book! Great performance!

It is going to be very hard to wait for the final installment of this trilogy. I hope the performance of the third matches the second.

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Fascinating!

This book was an incredible sequel to Natchez Burning! I couldn't stop listening! The plot and the intricate details are so believable. I can't wait for the next book!!!

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Another page turner by Greg Iles

This second book in the trilogy continued the story of the Cage family as they uncover more of the chilling story of race and hatred in the south. Effective story telling of the horrors of the KKK.

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Great story

The story line is awesome. I just Hate waiting for months for the sequel! Greg Isles is a terrific author

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Loved it!

Made me very anxious for the third installment of this trilogy! I will miss Penn till then. Hope we don't lose anyone we have grown to care for.

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Wow!!

This novel has left me like the other Penn Cage stories...wanting more right now. Greg Iles is the best storyteller alive today. He will make you smile one minute and sob the next. I won't give any of the story away, but I will say you need to experience the previous books to fully understand the depth of the characters. Iles catches the reader up to a degree that makes this novel stand alone, but I don't recommend that.

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I was reading The Bone Tree ......

When unfortunately the country slipped back into the 1960's. VERY TIMELY!!! An unfortunate accident?

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