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Topic Name The Bone Tree by Greg Iles
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The Bone Tree


An epic trilogy of blood and race, family and justice.
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Are the residents of Natchez, Mississippi, still living in the past?

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Nov. 20, 2016
by barb23703

Violence

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Nov. 09, 2016
by Silly Lotus

Where does the Double Eagles history of crime and hate play into the many assassinations that took place in the 1960s?

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Nov. 01, 2016
by dawnc

What real history does Iles use to set the stage for events in The Bone Tree?

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Oct. 31, 2016
by llsmill

There is an old saying to the effect that the sins of the father will be put upon the son. If that's true in this story, what sin (of Tom’s) has been put upon Penn and how does that affect his family?

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Oct. 30, 2016
by nancyh

The relationships among the Double Eagles, the Mafia, and the assassinations of JFK, RFK and MLK.

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Oct. 30, 2016
by alwaysdaddygirl

Discuss the individual journeys and moral choices of Penn and Tom Cage

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Oct. 29, 2016
by donnac

What role does journalism play, and how does it affect the behavior of the various characters?

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Oct. 28, 2016
by nanl

Agent Kaiser says, "I believe the Bureau has a moral duty to the people of this parish – the black people, mainly, to close the cases we failed to solve back in the 1960s." Do you agree? What impediments stand in his way?

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Oct. 27, 2016
by nanl

How do FBI Special Agent John Kaiser's goals differ from Penn's and Tom's?

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Oct. 23, 2016
by juliep

Is Caitlin driven by journalistic pursuit or some higher form of justice? Why does she choose to take this journey alone and not with Penn?

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Oct. 23, 2016
by freyah

Is there a difference between the law and sense of justice in New Orleans and in Natchez?

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Oct. 21, 2016
by donnac

How does Tom's history converge with the events leading up to the assassination of JFK?

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Oct. 20, 2016
by dianaps

How do Iles's novels compare with Robert Penn Warren's All The King's Men?

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Oct. 20, 2016
by dianaps

What do you think the final novel in the trilogy, Mississippi Blood, will uncover?

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Oct. 20, 2016
by dianaps

What does Penn really think can be done to save those he loves? And is justice even possible in such a place?

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Oct. 20, 2016
by dianaps

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