{"product_id":"suspicion-of-guilt-paperback","title":"Suspicion of Guilt - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBarbara Parker\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhen a Palm Beach widow dies, the dispute over her will turns deadly in this \"breathlessly paced legal thriller\" from a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e-bestselling author (\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e When wealthy Palm Beach dowager Althea Tillett dies under suspicious circumstances, it sparks a battle between those in line for an inheritance--including Gail Connor's old law school classmate and former lover Patrick Norris. He thinks someone has tampered with his aunt's will--preventing him from receiving millions he hoped to use for an urban renewal project. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Although discouraged from getting involved by her own law firm and her lover, Cuban-American attorney Anthony Quintana, Gail agrees to look into Althea's rapacious relatives. But she soon finds herself in the middle of a family feud that's about much more than money. It's about secrets, lies, forgery . . . and murder. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Written by a former prosecutor, this \"provocative, breathless\" national bestseller \"will surprise you\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Plain Dealer\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 378\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.85 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":42156658688135,"sku":"9781497639164","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/6a6f14ba6f28479c7db95dd795559ce2.webp?v=1733245324","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/suspicion-of-guilt-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}