The Burning ManBy: Phillip Margolin 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.