A gentle cosy crime novel that highlights the mischief you can get up to in a retirement home.

Josh is a sweet, well-meaning university student working part-time in aged care. When he steals two research mice from a campus laboratory, he decides to hide them in the retirement village basement. But will he be able to find the lab mice another home before they cause the outbreak of a deadly disease?

Enter a curious cat called Harley, a devilish dog called Bobby, the arrival of some mysterious packing boxes and a strange spike in the village’s water bill.

As the clock ticks, and disaster looms, the combined efforts of the residents of Harewood Hall will save the day.

Karen Herbert has worked in aged care, disability services, higher education, Indigenous land management, social housing and the public sector, and is a board member of The Intelife Group, Advocare Inc., and President of the Fellowship of Australian Writers WA. Born in Geraldton, Karen now lives in Perth with her husband, Ross.