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Penn Cage #4-5
Natchez Burning / The Bone Tree
#1 New York Times bestselling author Greg Iles offers the first two novels in his bestselling Natchez Burning Trilogy in this special e-book bundle…and features a sneak peek at Mississippi Blood, the final book in the Natchez Burning trilogy” (available March 2017).
NATCHEZ BURNING
Growing up in the Southern hamlet of Natchez, Mississippi, Penn Cage learned everything he knows about honor and duty from his father, Tom Cage. But now the beloved family doctor and pillar of the community is accused of murdering Viola Turner, the beautiful nurse with whom he worked in the dark days of the early 1960s. A fighter who has always stood for justice, Penn is determined to save his father, even though Tom, stubbornly evoking doctor-patient privilege, refuses to speak up in his own defense.
The quest for answers sends Penn deep into the past—into the heart of a conspiracy of greed and murder involving the Double Eagles, a vicious KKK crew headed by one of the wealthiest and most powerful men in the state. With the aid of a friend and reporter privy to some of Natchez's oldest secrets, Penn follows a bloody trail that stretches back forty years, to one undeniable fact: no one—black or white, young or old, brave or not—is ever truly safe….
THE BONE TREE
Former prosecutor Penn Cage and his fiancée Caitlin Masters, have barely escaped with their lives after being attacked by wealthy businessman Brody Royal and his Double Eagles, a KKK splinter cell 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 wasn’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 over two hundred years...a place of terrifying evil known only as “the bone tree.”
NATCHEZ BURNING
Growing up in the Southern hamlet of Natchez, Mississippi, Penn Cage learned everything he knows about honor and duty from his father, Tom Cage. But now the beloved family doctor and pillar of the community is accused of murdering Viola Turner, the beautiful nurse with whom he worked in the dark days of the early 1960s. A fighter who has always stood for justice, Penn is determined to save his father, even though Tom, stubbornly evoking doctor-patient privilege, refuses to speak up in his own defense.
The quest for answers sends Penn deep into the past—into the heart of a conspiracy of greed and murder involving the Double Eagles, a vicious KKK crew headed by one of the wealthiest and most powerful men in the state. With the aid of a friend and reporter privy to some of Natchez's oldest secrets, Penn follows a bloody trail that stretches back forty years, to one undeniable fact: no one—black or white, young or old, brave or not—is ever truly safe….
THE BONE TREE
Former prosecutor Penn Cage and his fiancée Caitlin Masters, have barely escaped with their lives after being attacked by wealthy businessman Brody Royal and his Double Eagles, a KKK splinter cell 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 wasn’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 over two hundred years...a place of terrifying evil known only as “the bone tree.”
- GenresThriller
880 pages, Kindle Edition
Published January 17, 2017
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About the author
Greg Iles
121 books7,196 followersGreg Iles 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 was a
member of the lit-rock group The Rock Bottom Remainders.
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 was a
member of the lit-rock group The Rock Bottom Remainders.
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August 3, 2021
Greg Iles books are always a delight. A fantastic author
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March 26, 2022This was one of the best series I’ve read. I couldn’t put them down.
March 25, 2017
Superb series by great author Greg Iles. Id love to see more of Penn Cage.
I loved Natchez Burning and eagerly awaited Bone Tree, which came out not soon enough though I completely understand Mr. Iles needing time to live, recuperate, and get back to his life. I'm so glad he'd OK, and back at writing. The first 2 books are complex but easy to follow. Great story so far, and I look forward to Mississippi Blood, which I'm about to start. Mr. Iles deserves every award out there. I usually don't read most books more than once, aside from several series I follow. This is going on my to read again list. Absolutely one of the best series out there. All awards should go to Greg Iles for this series about Penn Cage!!! Superb! A must read!
I loved Natchez Burning and eagerly awaited Bone Tree, which came out not soon enough though I completely understand Mr. Iles needing time to live, recuperate, and get back to his life. I'm so glad he'd OK, and back at writing. The first 2 books are complex but easy to follow. Great story so far, and I look forward to Mississippi Blood, which I'm about to start. Mr. Iles deserves every award out there. I usually don't read most books more than once, aside from several series I follow. This is going on my to read again list. Absolutely one of the best series out there. All awards should go to Greg Iles for this series about Penn Cage!!! Superb! A must read!
September 26, 2023
There is not a long bow these days between law and order, fringe undercover marginal groups, criminality and corruption.
This books has trucloads of all of the above. It takes intersting slant with the Kennedy assassignation, Cuba, and Fiedel Castro.
I haven't rread Isles before, and by looks it seems Penn Cage is a series. It was a good version of this genre, not predictable, and not all endings happy. I'll read more.
This books has trucloads of all of the above. It takes intersting slant with the Kennedy assassignation, Cuba, and Fiedel Castro.
I haven't rread Isles before, and by looks it seems Penn Cage is a series. It was a good version of this genre, not predictable, and not all endings happy. I'll read more.
August 4, 2017
One book ends and the next one starts seamlessly. Many pages, but you hardly notice because the story moves along so well.
June 20, 2018
Along book and it gets complicated but enjoyed it .
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July 20, 2018best book I've read in years.. amazing, captivating must read. finished 800 pages in 5 days !!
April 19, 2021
Love this series!
March 12, 2023
Great read!
July 5, 2023
Many twists in this plot.
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August 29, 2023Good
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