The Bone Tree (Penn Cage, Book 5)
By (Author) Greg Iles
Book 5
HarperCollins Publishers
HarperCollins
19th October 2015
18th June 2015
United Kingdom
General
Fiction
Crime and mystery fiction
813.6
Paperback
864
Width 129mm, Height 198mm, Spine 47mm
590g
The electrifying second installment of the NATCHEZ BURNING trilogy by No.1 New York Times bestseller, Greg Iles
THE DARKEST TRUTHS WILL COME TO LIGHT
Former prosecutor Penn Cage faces the crisis of a lifetime. His family has been torn apart and his father made a fugitive after being accused of murdering an African-American nurse.
Now, Penn has unwittingly started a war with the Double Eagles, a violent faction of the KKK who know more about Dr. Tom Cage than Penn ever did.
Tracking his father through Natchez and beyond, Penn is targeted by criminals and corrupt police whose power reaches the top levels of state government people who will stop at nothing to prevent the truth from coming out.
To clear Toms name, Penn must either make a deal with the devil or destroy him. But there are others pursuing a different mission one which will lead them to the Bone Tree, a legendary killing site that conceals far more than the remains of the dead.
Praise for NATCHEZ BURNING:
The thriller of the year, of the decade even The first of a projected trilogy, Natchez Burning is Penn Cages fourth outing. But you dont need to read its predecessors to be wholly consumed by this wonderful book. Buy, read, and marvel The Times
Terrific, engrossing Sunday Times
A tale that is both riveting in detail and amazing in its sheer scope Sun
Exciting, moving and inspirational Metro
Often seen as a John Grisham imitator, Iles clearly outperforms the master of the Deep South thriller in this angry yet engrossing novel Sunday Times
Extraordinarily entertaining and fiendishly suspenseful. I defy you to start it and find a way to put it down This is an amazing work of popular fiction STEPHEN KING
I don't know how Iles did it, but every single one of the 700+ pages of NATCHEZ BURNING is a cliffhanger that will keep you devouring just one more chapter before you put it down to eat, work, or go to bed. A mystery rooted in the real-life racial divides of the Deep South, this ambitious, unique novel is the perfect marriage of a history lesson and a thriller. Greg You owe me some sleep! JODI PICOULT
Natchez Burning is just flat-out terrific, written with all the fire of its title. With its scope and passion and its themes about race, violence, tradition, and the eternal smouldering anger of the South, it brings to mind Thomas Wolfe and William Faulkner, even while its cagey plot and restless energy keeps you flying through the pages. Greg Iles is back and truly better than ever SCOTT TUROW
Praise for previous Greg Iles novels:
A scorching read John Grisham
A rarity. A thriller that really thrills Stephen King
An incredible web of intrigue and suspense Clive Cussler
My favourite kind of novel Ambitious in its scope and superbly satisfying in its execution Dan Brown
Iles is a great thriller writer Independent
Greg Iles has spent most of his life in Natchez, Mississippi. His first novel, Spandau Phoenix, was the first of seventeen New York Times bestsellers. His Natchez Burning trilogy continued the story of Penn Cage, the protagonist of The Quiet Game, Turning Angel, and #1 New York Times bestseller The Devil's Punchbowl. Iles's novels have been made into films and published in more than thirty-five countries. He is a member of the lit-rock group The Rock Bottom Remainders, lives in Natchez with his wife, and has three children.