Florence (DS Dave Slater, #3)

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When a little old man is found dead in his own home it seems to DS Dave Slater he’s simply been the victim of a tragic accident. Perhaps it’s just a sign of the times with so many older people now living alone. There don’t even seem to be any living relatives around to arrange his funeral.
But then one or two strange things happen at the old man’s now empty house, and Slater has to reconsider his original conclusion and ask some fresh questions. It soon becomes obvious that someone seems to be looking for something, but what could a lonely little old man be hiding, and why are they so desperate to find it?
And then there’s Florence. A ghost-like figure who’s occasionally seen around town in the early hours, she seems to be living rough somewhere near town, but no-one actually knows where she lives or what she does. Then it becomes clear she's the key to this whole mystery... .