The Bone Tree

In Southern Man, the second installment of Greg Iles' Natchez Burning trilogy, former prosecutor Penn Cage and his fiancée, Caitlin Masters, face new dangers after narrowly escaping an attack from the KKK-affiliated Double Eagles. As Penn grapples with the threat posed by the true leader of this terrorist group, he seeks to protect his father, who is fleeing a murder charge, while Caitlin investigates a series of unsolved civil rights murders linked to the group's dark past. The story unfolds against the backdrop of Mississippi's history, revealing deep-seated secrets and testing the limits of Penn's commitment to justice and love.