The Burning Man and the Undertaker's Widow - Softcover

Margolin, Phillip

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0751535079 ISBN 13: 9780751535075

Publisher: TimeWarner, 2003

Synopsis

THE BURNING MAN - Peter Hale is a young attorney struggling to make his mark in his father's law firm, but he loses everything when he mishandles a case - his job, his father and his future. Unemployed and disinherited, Peter takes the only job he's offered as a public defender in a small town. If he can make good there, he can reclaim his rightful place as his father's successor. But he gets in way over his head again and it is not until he recognises that his greed and his ego may end up killing his client that he begins to understand what it really takes to be a good lawyer - and to become a man. THE UNDERTAKER'S WIDOW - A riveting tale of blackmail, betrayal and murder in which a judge who is so ethical that he is willing ro risk his own life to ensure that right prevails in his courtroom. But he soon discovers the path to justice is not always clear, especially when his own flesh is weak enough to be caught in an erotic undertone which is rapidly turning deadly .

About this title

From the Publisher

Praise for The Burning Man and Phillip Margolin:

"Margolin specializes in characters who make your skin crawl."
--People

"Margolin's perfectly crafted plot provides plenty of chills"
--Chicago Tribune

"[Margolin] weaves disparate subplots and surprise twists into a terrific whodunit."
--San Francisco Chronicle

"Intricate plotting and warp-speed suspense. The man knows how to write a legal thriller."
--Publishers Weekly

From the Inside Flap

From bestselling author Phillip Margolin, a fast-paced legal thriller packed with page-turning suspense.
Peter Hale is a young attorney struggling to make his own mark in his father's venerable law firm when he is presented with the opportunity of a lifetime.
During the trial of a multimillion-dollar case, Peter's father, the lead counsel, suffers a heart attack and asks Peter to move for a mistrial until
he's feeling better. Peter decides this is his only chance to prove to his father that he is the terrific lawyer he knows himself to be, and he chooses to
carry on with the case against his father's wishes. In his zeal to prove himself, Peter neglects his client and ends up losing everything--the case, his
job, and his father.
Unemployed and disinherited, Peter takes the only job he is offered--that of a public defender in a small Oregon town. He hopes that if he can make good
there, he can reinstate himself in his father's good graces. But his ambition again gets the best of him when he takes on a death-penalty case, representing
a mentally retarded man accused of the brutal hatchet murder of a college coed. He's in way over his head, and it's only when Peter realizes that his greed and
his ego may end up killing his client that he begins to understand what it really takes to be a good lawyer--and to become a man.
The "Chicago Tribune said "It takes a really crafty storyteller to put people on the edge of their seats and keep them there. But Phillip Margolin
does just that." In "The Burning Man, with its intricate plotting, legal intrigue, and many twists and surprises, Phillip Margolin has done it again.
This is sure to be his biggest bestselleryet.

About this edition

• Publisher: TimeWarner
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0751535079
• ISBN 13: 9780751535075
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 800