Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Suspicion of Innocence | 1994 | Barbara Parker | Buy |
| 2 | Suspicion of Guilt | 1995 | Barbara Parker | Buy |
| 3 | Suspicion of Deceit | 1998 | Barbara Parker | Buy |
| 4 | Suspicion of Betrayal | 1999 | Barbara Parker | Buy |
| 5 | Suspicion of Malice | 2000 | Barbara Parker | Buy |
| 6 | Suspicion of Vengeance | 2001 | Barbara Parker | Buy |
| 7 | Suspicion of Madness | 2003 | Barbara Parker | Buy |
| 8 | Suspicion of Rage | 2005 | Barbara Parker | Buy |
The Gail Connor and Anthony Quintana series by Barbara Parker follows two Miami attorneys whose professional and personal lives are deeply intertwined. Gail Connor is a corporate lawyer dealing with civil cases, while Anthony Quintana is a Cuban-American criminal defense attorney. The series begins with Suspicion of Innocence (1994), in which Gail investigates the suspicious death of her own sister.
Each of the eight novels centers on a different legal case, but the ongoing relationship between Gail and Anthony is the connective thread. Their romance develops against a backdrop of Miami’s legal world, Cuban exile politics, and South Florida’s social tensions. Parker, herself a practicing attorney in Miami, wrote the courtroom and legal procedure scenes with real authority. The series wrapped up with Suspicion of Rage in 2005, which took the characters to Havana and brought the overarching story to a satisfying close.