Murder in Barbados: An Anna Winters Cozy Mystery (Murder in Paradise Book 4) by Penelope Sotheby Page B
Authors: Penelope Sotheby
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Detective Jensen.” Pauline replied. “Just keep calm, please.”
Knocking on the door, Detective Jensen came out and looked at the two of them with concern.
“Is she bleeding?” Detective Jensen asked.
“She was pistol whipped.” Pauline replied. “A woman named Monica drugged her and tried to pass her off as having an accident.”
“You know this how?” Detective Jensen pressed.
“The bunnies told her.” Anna whispered. “Be careful, they know eeeeevvverrrryyything.”
“Well, this is lovely.” Detective Jensen replied.
“Fortunately, everything is on this tape recorder.” Pauline replied. “Monica is also the Phantom of Barbados.”
“Excuse me?” Detective Jensen’s eyes grew wide. “Say that again.”
“She’s the Phantom of the Opera.” Anna whispered. “Be careful, Christine.”
“Who is Christine?” Detective Jensen asked.
“It’s from the play.” Pauline sighed. “But Monica is the Phantom of Barbados and we have it on the tape.”
Detective Jensen took the recorder from Pauline’s hands. Holding it close to his ear, he listened to the conversation and soon had a huge smile on his face.
“Yes!” he exclaimed. “I’ve been hunting the Phantom for years. We will finally bring her to justice. Anna did good, all things considered.”
“Don’t say my name too loudly.” Anna warned. “The bunnies will find us here. There’s one, her name is Monica. She tried to kill me.”
“That’s the woman who hit her?” Detective Jensen asked. “Maybe we should take her to the hospital. I’m concerned about her head injury.”
“No.” Anna whispered. “We need to talk to the brothers.”
“You aren’t going alone.” Pauline replied. “You have to take Detective Jensen and I with you.”
“That’s a good idea.” Detective Jensen agreed. “If you get too woozy, you need to let us know.”
“Okay.” Anna replied. “I just hope we can face the truth.”
“Together, there’s nothing we can’t face.” Pauline replied.
“Except for bunnies.” Anna warned.
“You’ve got to stop talking about bunnies.” Detective Jensen warned. “We can only do this if you can pull it together. Do you understand, Anna?”
“I am trying.” Anna replied.
“Why don’t you let us do the talking and you can just be in the room?” Pauline suggested. “Would that work for you?”
“That is a good idea.” Anna replied. “I can ask my questions telepathically if I need to.”
“I’m not sure about this.” Detective Jensen replied. “She could cost us the investigation.”
“She’ll pull it together.” Pauline offered. “She is a very wise woman underneath it all. Plus, we need to get this murder solved soon.”
“We need to speak to Gordon first.” Anna replied.
“Why Gordon?” Detective Jensen asked.
“Because the bunnies think he will have answers on Laura’s murder.” Anna offered.
Pauline gently but firmly slapped her face. “No more talking, Anna.”
Anna placed her arms around the necks of both Detective Jensen and Pauline and pulled them toward Gordon’s room. With each step, Anna added a little bounce to her step and smiled at the people on either side of her.
Stopping suddenly, Anna got a serious look on her face.
“You guys do all the talking.” Her voice was getting stronger.
“We intend to.” Detective Jensen replied.
“I feel strange.” Anna whispered. “Almost faint.”
“Your body is adjusting to the drug Monica gave you.” Detective Jensen replied. “You’re a bit more lucid at this point. There’s a good chance your head is clearing a bit. But we do need to have someone check you out.”
“We can go for our date after that, I hope.” Anna smiled.
“I’d like that very much.” Detective Jensen patted her on the shoulder.
As Anna got closer to Gordon’s room, she felt more like normal. She wasn’t sure how much time had passed, but she knew she didn’t like how the pill made her feel.
Standing outside
Knocking on the door, Detective Jensen came out and looked at the two of them with concern.
“Is she bleeding?” Detective Jensen asked.
“She was pistol whipped.” Pauline replied. “A woman named Monica drugged her and tried to pass her off as having an accident.”
“You know this how?” Detective Jensen pressed.
“The bunnies told her.” Anna whispered. “Be careful, they know eeeeevvverrrryyything.”
“Well, this is lovely.” Detective Jensen replied.
“Fortunately, everything is on this tape recorder.” Pauline replied. “Monica is also the Phantom of Barbados.”
“Excuse me?” Detective Jensen’s eyes grew wide. “Say that again.”
“She’s the Phantom of the Opera.” Anna whispered. “Be careful, Christine.”
“Who is Christine?” Detective Jensen asked.
“It’s from the play.” Pauline sighed. “But Monica is the Phantom of Barbados and we have it on the tape.”
Detective Jensen took the recorder from Pauline’s hands. Holding it close to his ear, he listened to the conversation and soon had a huge smile on his face.
“Yes!” he exclaimed. “I’ve been hunting the Phantom for years. We will finally bring her to justice. Anna did good, all things considered.”
“Don’t say my name too loudly.” Anna warned. “The bunnies will find us here. There’s one, her name is Monica. She tried to kill me.”
“That’s the woman who hit her?” Detective Jensen asked. “Maybe we should take her to the hospital. I’m concerned about her head injury.”
“No.” Anna whispered. “We need to talk to the brothers.”
“You aren’t going alone.” Pauline replied. “You have to take Detective Jensen and I with you.”
“That’s a good idea.” Detective Jensen agreed. “If you get too woozy, you need to let us know.”
“Okay.” Anna replied. “I just hope we can face the truth.”
“Together, there’s nothing we can’t face.” Pauline replied.
“Except for bunnies.” Anna warned.
“You’ve got to stop talking about bunnies.” Detective Jensen warned. “We can only do this if you can pull it together. Do you understand, Anna?”
“I am trying.” Anna replied.
“Why don’t you let us do the talking and you can just be in the room?” Pauline suggested. “Would that work for you?”
“That is a good idea.” Anna replied. “I can ask my questions telepathically if I need to.”
“I’m not sure about this.” Detective Jensen replied. “She could cost us the investigation.”
“She’ll pull it together.” Pauline offered. “She is a very wise woman underneath it all. Plus, we need to get this murder solved soon.”
“We need to speak to Gordon first.” Anna replied.
“Why Gordon?” Detective Jensen asked.
“Because the bunnies think he will have answers on Laura’s murder.” Anna offered.
Pauline gently but firmly slapped her face. “No more talking, Anna.”
Anna placed her arms around the necks of both Detective Jensen and Pauline and pulled them toward Gordon’s room. With each step, Anna added a little bounce to her step and smiled at the people on either side of her.
Stopping suddenly, Anna got a serious look on her face.
“You guys do all the talking.” Her voice was getting stronger.
“We intend to.” Detective Jensen replied.
“I feel strange.” Anna whispered. “Almost faint.”
“Your body is adjusting to the drug Monica gave you.” Detective Jensen replied. “You’re a bit more lucid at this point. There’s a good chance your head is clearing a bit. But we do need to have someone check you out.”
“We can go for our date after that, I hope.” Anna smiled.
“I’d like that very much.” Detective Jensen patted her on the shoulder.
As Anna got closer to Gordon’s room, she felt more like normal. She wasn’t sure how much time had passed, but she knew she didn’t like how the pill made her feel.
Standing outside
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