Barbara Parker's newest novel," Suspicion Of Malice," featuring her volcanic duo Gail Connor and Anthony Quintana, has been reviewed by Sandra Miller-Louden for Norfolk's prestigious newspaper, The Virginian Pilot And The Ledger-Star. Parker's novel, while generally engrossing, does contain some flaws which detract from the overall offering. Read Miller-Louden's in-depth review in Sunday's Daily Break, July 2, 2000.

"Teak benches, hanging baskets of orchids, beds of bromeliads. Vines, a moss-covered fountain, a rickety trellis. Dead leaves. Dead body. So opens Suspicion Of Malice, Barbara Parker's fifth novel in her Suspicion series...Overall Suspicion Of Malice is competently written and Barbara Parker has enough confidence in her abilities to weave a complicated tale around a single murder, rather than today's more common practice of multiple murders--often used to mask the fact of inadequate tale-telling." Access the rest of the review: www.virginianpilot.com and look for Miller-Louden's upcoming review of Dr. Deborah and Dr. Joel Shlian's exciting mystery thriller, Shou, set in mainland China during the infamous Tiananmen Square uprising in 1989.