Past Tense

DI Sloan and DC Crosby have a unique relationship. They're total opposites, and observing them work together is amusing and fascinating. In an English village there's been a nursing home death, and a young woman has drowned. Are the deaths related? Were they natural--or murders? Narrator Ric Jerrom keeps the story on pace with its diverse characters, giving Sloan and Crosby the greatest distinction. Crosby is hilarious, though not always by intention, and Sloane is a perfect counterpoint. Several subplots add interest to the story. A great slice of contemporary village life. S.G.B. (c) AudioFile 2011, Portland, Maine