Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blood Relations | 1996 | Barbara Parker | Buy |
| 2 | Criminal Justice | 1997 | Barbara Parker | Buy |
| 3 | The Perfect Fake | 2006 | Barbara Parker | Buy |
| 4 | The Dark of Day | 2008 | Barbara Parker | Buy |
Barbara Parker’s four standalone novels are legal thrillers set in the same Miami world as her Suspicion series, but with different characters and self-contained stories. Blood Relations (1996) involves a prosecutor caught up in a case involving a sexual assault at a South Beach party, while Criminal Justice (1997) follows a public defender entangled with drug dealers.
The Perfect Fake (2006) and The Dark of Day (2008) came later in Parker’s career and show her branching out from straightforward legal plotting into stories with more personal stakes. All four books benefit from Parker’s firsthand knowledge of South Florida’s legal scene and her ability to write about Miami as a place where glamour and corruption sit right next to each other.