Super Short Summary

The Bone Tree by Greg Iles, part of the Natchez Burning trilogy, follows Penn Cage and his pregnant fiancée Caitlin Masters as they investigate unsolved racial murders while dealing with the violent neo-KKK group, the Double Eagles, led by Forrest Knox. They discover connections to the JFK assassination and confront intergenerational secrets and community tensions in Natchez, Mississippi. The novel features themes and scenes related to violence, racial hatred, and sexual violence.