Barbara Parker Books in Order
Barbara Parker has written 12 books, published between 1994 and 2008. The first book is Suspicion of Innocence (1994) and the newest is The Dark of Day (2008). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 12
- Published
- 1994–2008
- Pages on record
- 3,344 in 8 of 12 books
- Reading time
- 56–84 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,344 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 8 of 12 titles with a page count on record.
Barbara Parker (1947-2009) wrote American mystery and legal suspense. Her 12 novels open with Suspicion of Innocence (1994), a finalist for the Edgar Allan Poe Award for best first mystery novel by an American author, and close with The Dark of Day (2008). Gail Connor and Anthony Quintana are the recurring characters, across Suspicion of Guilt (1995), Suspicion of Deceit (1998), Suspicion of Betrayal (1999), Suspicion of Malice (2000), Suspicion of Vengeance (2001), Suspicion of Madness (2003) and Suspicion of Rage (2005). Miami and Florida, women lawyers and public prosecutors are the recurring subjects. Parker sat on the national board of the Mystery Writers of America and chaired its membership committee for two years.
How many Barbara Parker books are there?
Barbara Parker has 12 books, released between 1994 and 2008. 8 of them belong to the Gail Connor and Anthony Quintana series.
Barbara Parker Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 12 Barbara Parker books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 11994–2/4
- 21995–2/4
- 3Blood Relations1996 · 447 pages · confirmed 2/419964472/4
- 4Criminal Justice1997 · 448 pages · confirmed 2/419974482/4
- 51998–2/4
- 619994222/4
- 720003322/4
- 820014392/4
- 92003–2/4
- 1020054372/4
- 11The Perfect Fake2006 · 416 pages · confirmed 2/420064162/4
- 12The Dark of Day2008 · 403 pages · confirmed 2/420084032/4
Barbara Parker books grouped by series
Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.
Gail Connor and Anthony Quintana in order
8 booksStandalone books
4 books4 Barbara Parker titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Barbara Parker books in order?
You only need to read Barbara Parker books in order within the Gail Connor and Anthony Quintana series, which holds 8 of the 12 Barbara Parker books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.
Where to start with Barbara Parker
Start with Suspicion of Innocence (1994), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Barbara Parker book?
The Dark of Day (2008) is the newest Barbara Parker book released so far.
Is there a new Barbara Parker book coming?
No next Barbara Parker book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Barbara Parker at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Barbara Parker title on record dates from 2008, 18 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Barbara Parker books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 3,344 pages across the 8 of 12 books with a recorded length, a median of 430 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Barbara Parker books, 6 of 12, were published in the 2000s.
What the Barbara Parker books are about
11 of the 12 Barbara Parker books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: women lawyers is tagged on 8 of 11. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Women lawyers 8 of 11 books
- Connor, gail (fictitious character) 7 of 11 books
- Miami (Fla.) 7 of 11 books
- Florida 6 of 11 books
- Mystery & detective 5 of 11 books
- Gail Connor (Fictitious character) 4 of 11 books
- Lawyers 3 of 11 books
- Legal stories 3 of 11 books
- Quintana, anthony (fictitious character) 3 of 11 books
- Anthony Quintana (Fictitious character) 2 of 11 books