Barbara Parker (writer)
Barbara Parker | |
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| Born | January 28, 1947 Columbia, South Carolina, U.S. |
| Died | March 7, 2009 (aged 62) Boca Raton, Florida, U.S. |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | University of South Florida University of Miami School of Law Florida International University |
| Genre | Mystery fiction |
Barbara Parker (January 28, 1947 – March 7, 2009) was an American
Biography
Parker was born in Columbia, South Carolina, and lived in North Carolina before moving with her family to Florida. There she attended the University of South Florida, majoring in theatre arts, then earned her legal degree at the University of Miami School of Law. Following graduation, she became a prosecutor in the Florida state attorney's office prior to spending eight years running her own legal practice. She wrote an adventure story to entertain her son and to provide an alternative to her legal career. She then left her law practice and took a job as a paralegal with a major law firm to make money while developing her writing career, not telling her employer that she was an attorney. She would write while commuting by bus to downtown Miami.[1]
She attended
Her Suspicion series of novels revolved around Miami lawyers Gail Connor and Anthony Quintana, and their experiences in South Florida's changing demographic environment. She researched her books carefully, spending time with ballet dancers and cops, fashion models and rock bands while getting material for her books. A fervent opponent of the Castro regime, she visited
She died on March 7, 2009, at the Hospice By The Sea in Boca Raton, Florida.[1]
Selected works
Barbara Parker - Florida Suspicion Series
- Suspicion of Innocence (1994)
- Suspicion of Guilt (1995)
- Suspicion of Deceit (1998)
- Suspicion of Betrayal (1999)
- Suspicion of Malice (2000)
- Suspicion of Vengeance (2001)
- Suspicion of Madness (2003)
- Suspicion of Rage (2005)
Other
- Blood Relations (1994)
- Criminal Justice (1997)
- The Perfect Fake (2006)
- The Dark of Day (2008)
- The Reckoning (2009) (unfinished)
References
- ^ a b c d "Author Barbara Parker of Lauderdale-by-the-Sea dead at age 62". Archived from the original on 2009-03-10. Retrieved 2009-03-07.
- ^ Staff. "Best Sellers Plus", The New York Times, April 18, 1999. Accessed March 9, 2009.
- ^ Staff. "PAPERBACK BEST SELLERS: April 2, 2000", The New York Times, April 2, 2000. Accessed March 9, 2009.
External links
- Barbara Parker at fantasticfiction.uk
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