{"product_id":"suspicion-of-malice-paperback","title":"Suspicion of Malice - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBarbara Parker\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"fast-paced\" thriller f\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003erom the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e-bestselling author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e pits iron-willed Miami attorney Gail Connor against the man she loves (\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e After splitting up with her fiancé, Anthony Quintana, Gail is just trying to get her life back in some sort of order. But when Anthony's teenage daughter, Angela, comes to Gail in secret and begs her to defend her boyfriend, Bobby, a dancer with the Miami City Ballet who's been charged with murdering a wealthy playboy, she can't say no. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Gail hopes to have easy access to someone who can provide Bobby with an alibi. But the witness, who happens to be a criminal judge, has lawyered up with none other than Anthony Quintana. Now on opposite sides, Gail and Anthony are each prepared to do whatever it takes to protect their clients. But as they struggle to keep their unavoidably intertwined professional lives as separate as possible from their personal lives, a remorseless killer has a different final verdict in mind. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e An Edgar Award finalist for the first book in the series, \u003ci\u003eSuspicion of Innocence\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as a former prosecutor, \"Parker captures the roiling politics of Miami, as well as its color, all the while delivering a tight suspense story\" (\u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Suspicion of Malice \u003ci\u003eis the 5th book in the Suspicion series, but you may enjoy reading the series in any order.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBarbara 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. She earned a master's degree in creative writing in 1993, and her first legal thriller was \u003ci\u003eSuspicion of Innocence\u003c\/i\u003e (1994), which was followed by another seven titles featuring her two lawyer protagonists, the sometime-lovers Gail Connor and Anthony Quintana. While writing the Suspicion series, she also produced \u003ci\u003eCriminal Justice\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBlood Relations\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Perfect Fake\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Dark of Day\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eSuspicion of Innocence\u003c\/i\u003e was a finalist for the Edgar Award from the Mystery Writers of America, and two of her titles, \u003ci\u003eSuspicion of Deceit\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSuspicion of Betrayal\u003c\/i\u003e, were \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestsellers. Parker died in March 2009, at age sixty-two.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 326\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.73 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 22, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51760643965216,"sku":"9781497639195","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/0298e87ef107ce17daa62e4a3450cfd6.webp?v=1780185660","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/suspicion-of-malice-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}