The Bone Tree

Penn Cage's father, Dr. Tom Cage, stands accused of murder, and each effort to defend him unearths new, shocking secrets, leaving Penn to question whether he ever really knew his father at all. At issue is the murder of Tom's former nurse, Viola Turner. The district attorney is quick to point the finger at Tom, citing his decades-old relationship with Viola. When Tom is taken into custody, Penn must explore the dangerous territory of Tom and Viola's shared history, set squarely in the most harrowing years of civil-rights-era Mississippi. What was the relationship between Tom, Viola, and the “Double Eagle Club,” an ultraviolent group of hardened men who considered themselves smarter, tougher, and more elite than their peers in the FBI-infiltrated Ku Klux Klan? In Natchez, Mississippi, where the past is never truly past, long-buried secrets tend to turn lethal when exposed to the light of day. For Penn Cage, the cost of solving this case is no exception.

This is #5 in A Penn Cage Novel.

Connie's Review:

This is book 2 of the Penn Cage Trilogy. I thought the first one was good, but I thought this one was so much more. With just over 800 pages, each chapter is filled with action and surprises. The subject matter might be one that everyone likes to know about, but I found it fascinating. There have been so many conspiracy theories over JFK, that what is one more. This one was more believable than some in my book.

There were some things I didn't like in the book, but I think that they were necessary for the story line. I found it interesting that Penn just gets to walk away from what he did, but perhaps something happens in the next book, which I plan on reading.

I am giving this 5 out of 5 stars and can't wait for the next one to come out.