Stanley Evans

Stanley Evans (born 1931) is a full-time Canadian writer who has been a soldier, a surveyor, and deep-sea fisherman. He was born in England, immigrated to Canada in 1954 and currently resides in Victoria, British Columbia. He began his career by writing articles for newspapers and magazines. He has written two plays that were produced at the Arts Club in Vancouver, and has published several novels. Since 2005, he has published annual novels in a mystery series featuring a Coast Salish man as an investigator.

Early life and education Evans was born in England of Welsh descent. After graduating from college, he worked as a college instructor. Outlaw Gold (1996) Snow-Coming Moon (1997)

Evans has more recently written a series of mystery/crime fiction novels featuring Silas Seaweed, a Coast Salish who is an investigator with the Victoria Police Department. Published by TouchWood Editions, the series includes: Seaweed on the Street (2005) Seaweed on Ice (2006) Seaweed Under Water (2007), received the Monday Magazine Best Novel of 2007 award

"… written with strong plots … worth reading and lingering over." The Hamilton Spectator

"Silas Seaweed’s insouciant charm is infectious, Evans’ characters from the underbelly of society are superb and critical observations of Vancouver Island society are refreshingly candid and often revealing." ABCBookWorld.com

"Among Canada's most exciting new crime fiction. They are written in clean, crisp prose...They capture that strange mix of natural beauty and rough-around-the-edges humanity that is the essence of Vancouver Island." Calgary Herald

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