Gail Connor and Anthony Quintana Series by Barbara Parker
Gail Connor and Anthony Quintana #1
Suspicion of Innocence
Barbara Parker
A smart and successful young attorney, Gail Connor is on the verge of a partnership at a major law firm in the "new" Miami, a city more Latin than Anglo, with a dark side that slides right into the Everglades. But Gail's success at work has masked failure in her personal life: an empty marriage, a daughter she hardly knows, and a past she would rather forget. Then her sister, Renee, is found dead with her wrists slashed. This riveting, high-tension legal thriller written by a former prosecutor draws us into hot and dangerous Miami, where Gail Connor is about to discover the other side of the law. After Renee's suicide, Gail, left to sort out her complicated feelings for her younger, prettier sister, soon uncovers some of Renee's shocking secrets. But most shocking of all is the police's determination that Renee was murdered...and Gail is the prime suspect. Gail's only hope is getting the best attorney she knows - her recent adversary in court, Anthony Quintana. But in what may be a major miscalculation for an otherwise street-smart woman, Gail finds herself drawn to her darkly handsome lawyer, a man whose past holds its own surprises. Caught between the closing jaws of the legal system and her own careening emotions, Gail Connor's desperate struggle takes her from the steamy Everglades to the mansions of the wealthy Cubans who had made their mark on South Florida...and into a fight not only for her crumbling career, but for her life. From an insider who knows the shady underside of Miami and it criminal justice system, Barbara Parker's riveting, page-turning legal thriller is not to be missed.
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Gail Connor and Anthony Quintana #2
Suspicion of Guilt
Barbara Parker
Gail Connor and Anthony Quintana make a combustible mix on many levels. Passionately attracted to each other on a personal level, they are equally passionate defenders of their clients even when their interests don’t always work in tandem. Set all this against the sultry background of a Miami that is riddled with crime and corruption, drowning in drugs, illegal immigrants and shady deals, simmering with a melting-pot clash of cultures and you have a recipe for highly entertaining, hotly explosive crime and justice. In the second title in the Suspicion series, SUSPICION OF GUILT, Gail has the biggest case of her life, a career-maker and a guarantee that a partnership will soon be hers, until she discovers that a suspected forgery is only the top layer of a cover-up for brutal murder and a step into deep conspiracy and deadly risk. Attorney Gail Connor finally has the case that could make her career. But it involves a murder and a nasty battle over a vast inheritance. Gail is suspicious of everyone--even her mother. She's driven to win the case in order to forget her sister's death--and damn the consequences. From the author of Suspicion of Innocence.
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Gail Connor and Anthony Quintana #3
Suspicion of Deceit
Barbara Parker
The Barnes & Noble ReviewA fast-paced ride through the politics and hidden agendas of a sweltering Miami, Suspicion of Deceit is the latest novel in author Barbara Parker's bestselling Suspicion series, featuring upscale attorney Gail Connor. The ironic title works well for all plot threads unraveled in this engaging tale, from personal, terrifying deceptions to those with vast ramifications for a wide array of characters. When Gail Connor is asked to become the attorney for the Miami Opera, it's for more than the simple reason that she's a damn fine lawyer. The upper echelon has its own objective in inviting her to a fund-raising function-they want to question her boyfriend, Anthony Quintana, on just how the city's Cuban political factions will respond to an opera star's questionable visit to Cuba some two years earlier. If the opera continues to employ opera star Thomas Nolan, there is a chance that the Cuban exile populace might become violent at one of the performances, if they view him as a traitor to his people. Fueling the fire is Anthony's brother-in-law, a commentator for Radio Free Cuba, who not only stokes the rage of his listeners but also finds time to cause troubles between Gail and Anthony. A violent murder-and the wounding of Gail herself-forces Gail to take matters into her own hands. She employs Felix Castillo, a mysterious investigator and longtime friend of Anthony's, to further question contacts in Cuba in order to discover the real nature of Thomas Nolan's visit there. Yet there is another level of investigation occurring here. Gail is eager to uncovermore of Anthony's past, about which he's been extremely tight-lipped for years. As more of their mutual friends reveal startling truths about Anthony-including the fact that he once spent time in Nicaragua with the Sandinistas-Gail must battle her own suspicions to decide whether she will stand by the man she's come to love or betray him. Parker is masterful at weaving clandestine situations and the politics of both the past and the present with the pertinent actions of the moment. History-personal and bureaucratic-plays a large part in this novel, and scenes involving Anthony's large family and all their many beliefs, passions, and fiery emotions play out with an incredible vitality that greatly contributes to the flow and grip of the story. Gail and Anthony are a fervent couple, in love but also finding excitement in the friction of ideology that occasionally comes between them. The author refuses to allow for any black-and-white, easy answers at any time. All parties involved are constantly discovering more about themselves and exactly what the cost might be for each conviction and stance taken. "Suspicion of Deceit" is deceivingly simplistic, but it works on several levels at once, as the main mystery plot element often takes a backseat to equally intriguing story lines of a more personal nature. The gray areas of conflicting opinions lend a credence to the novel that isn't usually found in the more idealistic, hero-versus-villain crime thrillers on the market. It's the author's worldview, and her understanding of human nature, that make this novel one that readers can trust to arrive at a gripping, satisfying, and wholly genuine conclusion.-Tom Piccirilli
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Gail Connor and Anthony Quintana #4
Suspicion of Betrayal
Barbara Parker
Gail Connor and Anthony Quintana make a combustible mix on many levels. Passionately attracted to each other on a personal level, they are equally passionate defenders of their clients even when their interests don’t always work in tandem. Set all this against the sultry background of a Miami that is riddled with crime and corruption, drowning in drugs, illegal immigrants and shady deals, simmering with a melting-pot clash of cultures and you have a recipe for highly entertaining, hotly explosive crime and justice. In the fourth title in the Suspicion series, SUSPICION OF BETRAYAL, Gail Connor thinks she has achieved all her life goals with a successful career, a perfect home and an ideal man until an anonymous and threatening phone call, obscene letters and threats to her eleven-year-old daughter threaten the very foundations of her life and begin to reveal the secrets of her past.
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Gail Connor and Anthony Quintana #6
Suspicion of Vengeance
Barbara Parker
Gail Connor and Anthony Quintana make a combustible mix on many levels. Passionately attracted to each other on a personal level, they are equally passionate defenders of their clients even when their interests don’t always work in tandem. Set all this against the sultry background of a Miami that is riddled with crime and corruption, drowning in drugs, illegal immigrants and shady deals, simmering with a melting-pot clash of cultures and you have a recipe for highly entertaining, hotly explosive crime and justice. In the sixth title in the Suspicion series, SUSPICION OF VENGEANCE, Gail Connor takes on a hot-potato of a case when new evidence comes to light and she agrees to guide the appeal of a man convicted years ago of a brutal murder. The transcripts show that he was wrongfully convicted but they offer no indication of the further crimes that will be committed to leave the verdict intact.
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Gail Connor and Anthony Quintana #7
Suspicion of Madness
Barbara Parker
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 their 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.
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Gail Connor and Anthony Quintana #8
Suspicion of Rage
Barbara Parker
With a sizzling Cuban setting and a murder plot that hits too close to home, the New York Times bestselling mastermind delivers her most dramatic case to date. Miami lawyers Gail Connor and Anthony Quintana have recently married. Gail hopes to learn more about her new husband by visiting the island that still claims his heart. Anthonys loyalties are divided between his family, who believe in the Revolution, and his friends, dissident writers Jos Leiva and Yolanda Cabrera. No one is aware that Yolandas idealistic twenty-year-old son, Mario, belongs to an underground group plotting the assassination of a top Cuban general. The night before Gail and Anthony leave for Havana, the CIA pays a visit. They want Anthony to deliver a message to his brother-in-law, General Ramiro Vega: He is in danger, and unless he defects, he could be killed. Why is Vega so important to the CIA? The answer leads to the discovery of a violent death, a secret terrorist threat, and a love from the past that could tear Gail and Anthony apart.
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