Three taut mysteries in the Edgar Award–nominated crime thriller series by a New York Times–bestselling author.
Gail Connor is a fast-rising attorney in a major Miami law firm. She and fellow lawyer Anthony Quintana work hard to ensure justice for their clients, and continue to investigate crimes around town while off the clock.
Suspicion of Innocence: Gail is about to make partner in her Miami law firm when her life takes a sudden turn. She discovers her sister’s murdered body and soon realizes she’s the prime suspect. Gail must fight for her life as she gets a firsthand look at the dark underside of the legal system.
Suspicion of Guilt: Gail’s been handed the biggest case of her life—a career maker that will guarantee partnership at her firm. But when she discovers suspected forgery is only the top layer of a brutal murder cover-up, she’s plunged deep into conspiracy and deadly risk.
Suspicion of Deceit: Gail is newly engaged to her colleague Anthony when disturbing revelations about his past come to light. It seems, as a rebellious and idealistic youth, he traveled to Central America and became entangled in the cover-up of a violent tragedy in the Cuban expatriate community. Now, to keep that secret, someone is willing to kill . . . over and over again.
Barbara Parker was trained as a lawyer and worked as a prosecutor with the state attorney’s office in Dade County, Florida, before moving into a private practice that specialized in real estate and family law. Parker earned a master’s degree in creative writing in 1993. Her first legal thriller was Suspicion of Innocence, published in 1994, which was followed by another seven titles in the series featuring her two lawyer protagonists, and sometime lovers Gail Connor and Anthony Quintana. While writing the series, she also produced Criminal Justice, Blood Relations, The Perfect Fake, and The Dark of Day. Suspicion of Innocence was a finalist for the Edgar Award from the Mystery Writers of America. Two of her titles, Suspicion of Deceit and Suspicion of Betrayal were New York Times bestsellers. Barbara Parker died in March 2009, at age sixty-two.