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  Join Margaret and her friends for a reception to celebrate the dramatic follow-up to her gripping debut, Under Fire. Former Boston prosecutor Margaret McLean spins another ripped-from-the-headlines mystery that marks her place amongst the next great courtroom thriller writers! ABOUT THE BOOK: An exciting courtroom mystery that draws on some of the most controversial topics in the news today, Under Oath is set in Boston and centers around the trial of Gangster Billy Malone accused of the murder of Trevor Shea, a talented artist and suspected informant. In the course of the trial, prosecutor Annie Fitzgerald must crack Charlestown’s infamous code of silence while encountering jurors who defy their instructions, the murder of her chief witness, and FBI cover-ups. With vividly drawn characters, Under Oath is a fascinating read that shows the ins and outs of a complex trial as well as the problems and prejudices that exist in our legal system today. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Attorney Margaret A. McLean is a legal thriller author and adjunct law professor at Boston College’s Carroll School of Management, specializing in business and constitutional law. In 2010, she was hailed as one of the next new faces of Boston crime fiction by The Boston Globe.  She has co-written a dramatic courtroom play based on her novel, Under Oath, which is in development with the Playwrights/Directors Unit at the Actors Studio in New York City. Serving as the President of Mystery Writers of America, New England Chapter, Margaret shares her legal expertise with the writing community. She is a member of MWA’s National Board of Directors. She lives in Norwell, Massachusetts with her three children.