{"product_id":"the-burning-man-paperback-1","title":"The Burning Man - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePhillip Margolin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom bestselling author Phillip Margolin, a fast-paced legal thriller packed with page-turning suspense.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom bestselling author Phillip Margolin, a fast-paced legal thriller packed with page-turning suspense. \u003cbr\u003ePeter 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.\u003cbr\u003eDuring 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\u003cbr\u003ehe'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\u003cbr\u003ecarry 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\u003cbr\u003ejob, and his father. \u003cbr\u003eUnemployed 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\u003cbr\u003ethere, 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\u003cbr\u003ea 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\u003cbr\u003ehis 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. \u003cbr\u003eThe \"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\u003cbr\u003edoes just that.\" In \"The Burning Man, with its intricate plotting, legal intrigue, and many twists and surprises, Phillip Margolin has done it again.\u003cbr\u003eThis is sure to be his biggest bestselleryet.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePhillip Margolin\u003c\/b\u003e was a practicing criminal defense attorney for twenty-five years, has tried many highprofile cases and has argued before the U.S. Supreme Court. His previous novels are\u003ci\u003e Heartstone, The Last Innocent Man, Gone, but Not Forgotten, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eAfter Dark, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Burning Man\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Portland, Oregon, with his wife and two children.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.13 x 6.89 x 4.19 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 02, 1997\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42683548991551,"sku":"9780553574951","price":9.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/bcc2231b6ec9819e7aadf8e6db7b438d.webp?v=1764964268","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-burning-man-paperback-1","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}