Murder in Jamaica — Penelope Sotheby

She was walking to the door when she heard the elevator door ding open and the sound of two voices float down the hallway. She could feel a sense of dread flow through her as she realized she knew the voices coming down the hallway. The voices in the hallway were growing louder and Anna frantically looked for someplace she could hide. The large red curtains could be hidden behind, but if someone chose to move them, she would be found. Anna could hear the sound of the door being opened and she froze right then. There was nowhere for her to hide or escape from the man as he opened the doors. It was then that Anna wondered if this would be how she would die."There was a time when event planner, Anna Winters, looked forward to orchestrating lavish island receptions with the worst glitch being mismatched linens or a late violinist. Lately, though, The Grand Palatial Hotel has been a hotbed of murder and mayhem. Fresh from a disaster in the Bahamas that almost killed her, Anna is in Jamaica working on another wedding for newlyweds, Harvey and Lucy O'Sullivan. So far, so good. Drinks are flowing, the atmosphere is merry, and dinner is in full swing. But Anna's heart drops when two guests fall over dead after biting into the main course. She's recently earned a reputation for her sleuthing skills, so her boss pressures her to find out who is responsible. As Anna follows her natural instinct, she quickly closes in on a prime suspect, but her investigation turns up a few other guests with equally probable motives. And then another dead body appears. This case is taking its toll on her private life. Anna is haunted by painful childhood memories, she's betrayed by two people she cared for and is now on the verge of losing her closest friend. Will personal crisis get in the way of impartiality? Just when Anna thinks her world couldn't get any more complicated, she receives a surprising proposition that may change her life forever. Murder in Jamaica is a cozy, tropical mystery wit