With an international, cult following, her books have appeared in the top three on the New York Times, Publishers Weekly , and USA Today bestseller lists.Heather H. Howard's experience as a personal assistant to some of the biggest names in Hollywood for more than two decades inspired this wickedly funny fictional exposï¿½ of her clients' egotistical follies. She currently lives in Los Angeles, California, with her ten-year-old son, Cayman.Philip Margolin was born in New York City in 1944. He received a bachelor's degree in government from The American University in 1965. From 1965 to 1967, he was a Peace Corps volunteer in Liberia. He graduated from New York University School of Law in 1970. From 1972 until 1996, he was in private practice in Portland, Oregon, specializing in criminal defense. He has tried many high profile cases and has argued in the Supreme Court. He was the first attorney to use the battered woman's syndrome defense in a homicide case in Oregon. His first novel, Heartstone, was published in 1978. He has been a full-time author since 1996. His other works include The Last Innocent Man; Gone, But Not Forgotten; After Dark; The Burning Man; The Undertaker's Widow; Wild Justice; The Associate; Sleeping Beauty; Capitol Murder and Sleight of Hand. He also writes short stories and non-fiction articles in magazines and law journals.