UNDER FIRE, McLean’s legal thriller incurred record sales in bookstores and as an ebook nationwide upon release on June 21, 2011.  It received outstanding reviews and media coverage.

 The Plot:  A Boston firefighter is shot and killed in the line of duty while rescuing Amina Diallo and her young son from their burning store. Amina, a Senegalese Muslim immigrant, is arrested for arson and murder, and will likely be convicted. Attorneys Sarah Lynch and Buddy Clancy face a mountain of racial and religious prejudice in this impossible courtroom battle. As they gain momentum, the lawyers slam headfirst into a firestorm of political corruption.  A sinister force is working against them, attacking witnesses and destroying evidence.  A deadly pursuit of the truth becomes Amina’s only chance in Margaret McLean's explosive legal thriller, Under Fire.