Free Murder in Barbados: An Anna Winters Cozy Mystery (Murder in Paradise Book 4) by Penelope Sotheby

will blow all of your minds.”
    Monica motioned for everyone to come in closer to her. She then gave the details of her plan. Everyone in the group looked curiously at her and Anna couldn’t help but wonder if they were all preparing to die.

Chapter 10
     
     
    Anna trembled as she approached Graham Segal's room. Her palms were drenched in sweat, but she knew she needed to finish this now. Raising her hand, she knocked on the door and prepared for the confrontation.
    The door open slowly and Graham looked at Anna for a moment. Then he smiled. His eyes showed a darkness she hadn’t noticed before.
    “You’re not dumb enough to come inside.” Graham offered. “We can talk here. We both know why you are here.”
    Anna nodded. “You killed Laura.”
    “Oh, I did more than just kill Laura.” Graham laughed. “I killed so many people. It was almost a spiritual experience. Yes, I poisoned the cous cous, La Di Dah. I wanted to see my brother suffer. I wanted to destroy everything he held dear. Yeah, I lived in his shadow. I could handle that. But when everything kept going his way and his ego grew bigger, I had to bring him down.”
    “So, you killed his wife.” Anna answered stoically.
    “The look of agony on his face was worth it.” Graham laughed. “To see the pain and torment and realize something didn’t go his way was priceless.”
    “Then you killed Stuart.” Anna pressed. “Why did he have to die?”
    “Oh, I killed him for fun.” Graham beamed. “Really, I did him a favor. I wrote the stupid little note to see if I could get you going. You were an annoyance I needed to send on a goose chase.”
    “Yet, here we are.” Anna coldly responded.
    “I figured killing your friend would help get rid of you for a while longer.” Graham chuckled. “Obviously, you felt nothing for her.”
    “Pauline is still alive.” Anna stated.
    “Oh, dear.” Graham tried to fight back laughter. “So, some random person died. Well, that is absolutely brilliant. What was she doing in the room?”
    “She was a maid.” Anna turned her head. “Obviously, you killed the police officer to send a message to your brother.”
    “Actually, I was just having fun killing people.” Graham smiled. “You reach a point where it gives you a euphoric high. The first is always a little hard. The second leaves you breathless and with your adrenaline at a new high. After that, the thrill remains and you need to kill again and again.”
    “You’re insane.” Anna whispered.
    “Not at all.” Graham sighed. “The murders made a point. They served a purpose and all of them directly affected my brother. That was my overall goal anyway. I hate him. He got everything he deserves in the end.”
    “There is something I need to know.” Anna could feel her heart quicken. “How did you get the poison in the cous cous?”
    “I got it in there.” Graham winked. “That is all that matters.”
    “Did someone on my staff help you?” Anna demanded.
    Graham smiled at her and pulled a gun out of his pocket.
    “Before you kill me, just give me that much.” Anna pleaded. “I need to know if someone is betraying me.”
    “I’m not going to kill you.” Graham smiled. “To answer your question. I won't tell you anything. There is something beautiful in never having the answers you need. Think of yourself as my final victim.”
    With that, Graham raised the gun to his head and pulled the trigger. As he fell, Anna screamed and Detective Jensen turned the corner breathlessly.
    “We are too late.” Jensen said. “Where is Monica?”
    “His madness was fascinating, baby.” Monica thoughtfully spoke. “I could have stopped it all, but didn’t. We all want to hear what he had to say. It’s just sad for housekeeping they have more blood to clean up.”
    Anna looked at the woman with rage on her face and Detective Jensen wrapped an arm around Anna. With his other hand, he aimed a gun at Monica.
    “She could have died.” Detective Jensen