The Bone Tree is an electrifying continuation of the story begun in the New York Times bestseller Natchez Burning. In this second volume of an epic trilogy, Southern prosecutor Penn Cage is ensnared in the darkest turmoil of his life.

The death of his father's African-American nurse, Viola Turner, shatters Penn's family, turning Dr. Tom Cage into a fugitive. In his quest to understand his father’s motives, Penn inadvertently initiates a conflict with the Double Eagles, a violent KKK faction, who appear to know more about Tom's past than Penn or his mother.

As Penn follows his father's trail, he is confronted by a network of criminals and corrupt officers whose influence extends to the highest echelons of state government. To balance the scales, Penn must depend on allies with their own divergent goals. FBI Special Agent John Kaiser believes Tom Cage could unlock numerous civil rights murders and solve the ultimate cold case: the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.

Penn's fiancée, journalist Caitlin Masters, pursues the biggest story of her career, convinced Tom holds the key to America’s most secretive, shameful history. Ultimately, all paths lead to the enigmatic Bone Tree, a legendary site that may hide more than forgotten remains.

Set against the backdrop of the civil rights era in Mississippi and Louisiana, The Bone Tree delves into a conspiracy as deep and wide as the Mississippi itself, involving the New Orleans Mafia, a Double Eagle hit squad, and a world-altering murder in Dealey Plaza in 1963. At the heart of it all stands Dr. Tom Cage.

The Bone Tree is a mesmerizing masterpiece of modern suspense, part of the monumental trilogy that Greg Iles was destined to write.