Suspicion of Madness

A romantic trip to the Florida Keys turns deadly as Gail Connor and Anthony Quintana return in another thrilling murder mystery.

When a young former client of Quintana’s comes under investigation for murder, it seems like an open-and-shut case of innocence. But strange lies and more dead bodies lie hidden in the lush landscape of the Keys. As Gail and Anthony meet the island’s odd assortment of inhabitants, they find that everyone has a scheme of his or her own. Now a tropical storm looms overhead, trapping them all in a tinderbox of explosive danger and deep passions.

In this seventh title in her Suspicion series, author Barbara Parker delivers all the intrigue, romance, and suspense that hold readers, new and old, on the edge of their seats.

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.