Murder in Jamaica: An Anna Winters Cozy Mystery (Murder in Paradise Book 3) by Penelope Sotheby Page B
Authors: Penelope Sotheby
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their statements.
All Anna could do was watch helplessly and wait for the visit she knew she would be getting very soon. She knew how it would go and what would transpire. Turning her head, she watched as Antonio Puccio stormed in through the door.
His face enraged and bright red, his eyes found Anna and he stormed through the room toward her.
“How did I know this would happen again?” he shouted, spit spraying from his mouth. “Are you killing our guests?” the man screamed. “It seems very strange that three out of three events you hosted had someone die. I am at the point that I just want to fire you and be done with it already!”
“Now, Mr. Puccio.” Pauline began. “Anna proved twice that we weren’t responsible for the killings. She found the actual killer and helped spare the name of the Grand Palatial.”
“Then if she wants to keep her job, she better prove we are innocent again.” the man hissed. “If it turns out that a member of your staff killed these men. I will personally hold you accountable, Anna. Do I make myself clear?”
“Yes, sir.” Anna whispered.
With that, Mr. Puccio rushed out of out the room, throwing his hands around in a rage.
“So, where do you want to begin this time?” Pauline asked with a weak smile.
“Did you have to get me sucked into investigating this murder?” Anna demanded. “I got lucky once, the second time, it was a team effort. I don’t think I can get lucky a third time.”
“Maybe you don’t need to worry about that.” Pauline smiled. “You can’t lose me. Plus, there’s a good chance the killer won’t know how incredibly smart you are. You’ll have an edge.”
“Or I’ll have yet another person pulling a gun on me.” Anna sighed. “I swear, it doesn’t ever get any easier.”
“We’ll make it a point to avoid that for certain.” Pauline said. “So, what do you want to do?”
Anna raised her hands and motioned for Cassandra and Pierre to come over.
“What now?” Cassandra asked.
“Let her talk.” Pierre snapped.
“Pierre, keep things quiet in the kitchen and make certain no more food gets out.” Anna began. “Cassandra, start cleaning up trays and keeping food out of the reach of others. Just make sure you cooperate with the police. Pauline and I are going to start snooping around and see what we can find out.”
“So, it will be like the last two times.” Cassandra rolled her eyes. “Whatever.”
“You could do us all a favor and just admit to being the killer.” Pauline offered.
“Stop it, you two.” Anna warned.
Pierre grabbed Cassandra’s hand to pull her away from the situation and Anna immediately felt a little jealous. Trying to ignore it, she turned to Pauline.
“I want you to start getting a feel for who the victims were. I don’t know their names and I know nothing about them. Find out what you can and I’ll find out what I can about the rest of the details.” Anna whispered.
“It’s like I am a secret agent.” Pauline smiled. “I can’t wait to take out the evil in the room. I just hope it’s Cassandra. I’d like to be rid of her for good.”
“I know you two don’t get along.” Anna replied. “But you need to stop saying those things. If a guest overhears that, they might get the wrong impression.”
Pauline shook her head and smiled, then took off to mingle with the guests. As Anna watched her go, she couldn’t help but hope Pauline’s opinion of Cassandra was wrong and there wasn’t some evil lurking in her assistant that would be cause for more concern later on.
Chapter 2
As Anna walked out through the courtyard to the hotel’s spa, she couldn’t help but notice how warm the sun was. It felt good on her skin and she wished her time in Jamaica were off to a slightly different start. Instead, she was dealing with more murder and mayhem.
As she approached the building where the hotel spa was located, she could feel herself becoming nervous. Anna didn’t like the
All Anna could do was watch helplessly and wait for the visit she knew she would be getting very soon. She knew how it would go and what would transpire. Turning her head, she watched as Antonio Puccio stormed in through the door.
His face enraged and bright red, his eyes found Anna and he stormed through the room toward her.
“How did I know this would happen again?” he shouted, spit spraying from his mouth. “Are you killing our guests?” the man screamed. “It seems very strange that three out of three events you hosted had someone die. I am at the point that I just want to fire you and be done with it already!”
“Now, Mr. Puccio.” Pauline began. “Anna proved twice that we weren’t responsible for the killings. She found the actual killer and helped spare the name of the Grand Palatial.”
“Then if she wants to keep her job, she better prove we are innocent again.” the man hissed. “If it turns out that a member of your staff killed these men. I will personally hold you accountable, Anna. Do I make myself clear?”
“Yes, sir.” Anna whispered.
With that, Mr. Puccio rushed out of out the room, throwing his hands around in a rage.
“So, where do you want to begin this time?” Pauline asked with a weak smile.
“Did you have to get me sucked into investigating this murder?” Anna demanded. “I got lucky once, the second time, it was a team effort. I don’t think I can get lucky a third time.”
“Maybe you don’t need to worry about that.” Pauline smiled. “You can’t lose me. Plus, there’s a good chance the killer won’t know how incredibly smart you are. You’ll have an edge.”
“Or I’ll have yet another person pulling a gun on me.” Anna sighed. “I swear, it doesn’t ever get any easier.”
“We’ll make it a point to avoid that for certain.” Pauline said. “So, what do you want to do?”
Anna raised her hands and motioned for Cassandra and Pierre to come over.
“What now?” Cassandra asked.
“Let her talk.” Pierre snapped.
“Pierre, keep things quiet in the kitchen and make certain no more food gets out.” Anna began. “Cassandra, start cleaning up trays and keeping food out of the reach of others. Just make sure you cooperate with the police. Pauline and I are going to start snooping around and see what we can find out.”
“So, it will be like the last two times.” Cassandra rolled her eyes. “Whatever.”
“You could do us all a favor and just admit to being the killer.” Pauline offered.
“Stop it, you two.” Anna warned.
Pierre grabbed Cassandra’s hand to pull her away from the situation and Anna immediately felt a little jealous. Trying to ignore it, she turned to Pauline.
“I want you to start getting a feel for who the victims were. I don’t know their names and I know nothing about them. Find out what you can and I’ll find out what I can about the rest of the details.” Anna whispered.
“It’s like I am a secret agent.” Pauline smiled. “I can’t wait to take out the evil in the room. I just hope it’s Cassandra. I’d like to be rid of her for good.”
“I know you two don’t get along.” Anna replied. “But you need to stop saying those things. If a guest overhears that, they might get the wrong impression.”
Pauline shook her head and smiled, then took off to mingle with the guests. As Anna watched her go, she couldn’t help but hope Pauline’s opinion of Cassandra was wrong and there wasn’t some evil lurking in her assistant that would be cause for more concern later on.
Chapter 2
As Anna walked out through the courtyard to the hotel’s spa, she couldn’t help but notice how warm the sun was. It felt good on her skin and she wished her time in Jamaica were off to a slightly different start. Instead, she was dealing with more murder and mayhem.
As she approached the building where the hotel spa was located, she could feel herself becoming nervous. Anna didn’t like the
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