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Barbara Parker


Born
in Columbia, South Carolina, The United States
January 28, 1947

Died
March 07, 2009

Genre
Mystery & Thrillers


Barbara Parker was an American mystery writer. She wrote 12 novels, the first of which, Suspicion of Innocence, was a finalist for the Edgar Allan Poe Award for best first mystery novel by an American author. Parker was on the national board of the Mystery Writers of America and was the chair of its membership committee for two years.

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Average rating: 3.74 · 6,420 ratings · 475 reviews · 58 distinct works • Similar authors
Suspicion of Innocence (Gai...
3.91 avg rating — 1,313 ratings — published 1994 — 27 editions
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Suspicion of Guilt (Gail Co...
3.85 avg rating — 694 ratings — published 1995 — 23 editions
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Suspicion of Betrayal (Gail...
3.79 avg rating — 591 ratings — published 1999 — 30 editions
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Suspicion of Malice (Gail C...
3.81 avg rating — 512 ratings — published 2000 — 23 editions
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Suspicion of Vengeance (Gai...
3.86 avg rating — 449 ratings — published 2001 — 11 editions
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Suspicion of Madness (Gail ...
3.68 avg rating — 467 ratings — published 2003 — 26 editions
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Suspicion of Deceit (Gail C...
3.61 avg rating — 457 ratings — published 1998 — 26 editions
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Suspicion of Rage (Gail Con...
3.79 avg rating — 353 ratings — published 2005 — 22 editions
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The Perfect Fake
3.46 avg rating — 343 ratings — published 2006 — 22 editions
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The Dark of Day
3.68 avg rating — 303 ratings — published 2008
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Series by Barbara Parker

Suspicion of Innocence Suspicion of Guilt Suspicion of Deceit Suspicion of Betrayal Suspicion of Malice Suspicion of Vengeance Suspicion of Madness
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“What a cold wind it was that howled in the gap between hope and despair.”
― Barbara Parker, Suspicion of Vengeance
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Rev. Clare Fergusson & Russ Van Alstyne Mysteries by Julia Spencer-Fleming
 
  6 votes, 26.1%

Wine Country by Ellen Crosby
 
  4 votes, 17.4%

Tracers by Laura Griffin
 
  2 votes, 8.7%

Evan Delaney by Meg Gardiner
 
  2 votes, 8.7%

Carolyn Sullivan by Nancy Taylor Rosenberg
 
  2 votes, 8.7%

Smoky Barrett by Cody McFadyen
 
  2 votes, 8.7%

Kate Burkholder by Linda Castillo
 
  2 votes, 8.7%

Booktown Mystery by Lorna Barrett
 
  1 vote, 4.3%

Monkeewrench by P.J. Tracy
 
  1 vote, 4.3%

Suspicion by Barbara Parker
 
  1 vote, 4.3%

Nikki Heat by Richard Castle
 
  0 votes, 0.0%

Britt Montero by Edna Buchanan
 
  0 votes, 0.0%

Samantha Adams by Sarah Shankman
 
  0 votes, 0.0%

Alison Reynolds by J.A. Jance
 
  0 votes, 0.0%

Constable Molly Smith by Vicki Delany
 
  0 votes, 0.0%

Ruth Galloway by Elly Griffiths
 
  0 votes, 0.0%

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