Voices From The Dark — Frank Parrish

A cosy English mystery full of suspense! Perfect for fans of Agatha Christie, M C Beaton, Sophie Hannah and Faith Martin. An unseen menace lurks around a rural mansion... 1984, West Country of EnglandLonging for solitude, city-dweller Pippa Lees agrees to look after a countryside mansion while the owner is away. But her peaceful retreat soon becomes a frightening ordeal when she starts receiving anonymous phone calls and hearing footsteps at night. What's more, each day the house is visited by Dan Mallett - known locally as a handyman-cum-felon with a disarmingly charming manner. Pippa's stay takes a turn for the worse when a visiting neighbour is found murdered in the sitting-room after taking a phone call. And with the police treating her as a suspect, she must decide whether she can trust Dan Mallett to help her unravel the mystery... Who is behind the menacing phone calls? Could they be connected to the murder? And will Pippa and Dan fall foul of their malevolent plans...? Voices From the Dark is the eighth cosy village mystery in the Dan Mallett Investigation series: private investigation murder mysteries set in rural England. THE DAN MALLETT INVESTIGATIONS SERIES: Book One: Fire in the BarleyBook Two: Sting of the HoneybeeBook Three: Snare in the DarkBook Four: Bait on the HookBook Five: Face at the WindowBook Six: Fly in the CobwebBook Seven: Caught in the Birdlime Book Eight: Voices From the Dark