‘(Slater) brings terrific realism to the task, and he not only knows police work, he knows how to write about it...this is gritty Vancouver as tourists never see it.’

-The Globe & Mail

‘The Survivor is hard-edged and graphic at times, and gains great authenticity from Sommerville’s police background.’

-The Vancouver Province

‘It’s rollocking summer fun.’

-The Winnipeg Free Press

‘Sean Slater’s debut mystery-thriller hits you with writing that exposes the tightrope life in today’s over-the-top, stressed police community..’

-The Hamilton Spectator

‘Sean Slater writes the sort of pacy superior pulp you’d expect from an author who’s never eaten a donut on a dull stakeout.’

-The Telegraph

‘...it’s terrifying, and perhaps best of all it’s a story that will haunt the reader for quite some time as it is entirely plausible...’

    - The Falcata Times Crime Review

‘A satisfyingly authentic debut from a man who really does know about the bleak side of the human psyche.’

-The Daily Mail

‘Fast-paced, gripping and impossible to put down...a fantastic read.’

-Christ Carter, bestselling author of The Crucifix Killer and The Executioner

‘He’s one to watch!’

-says Becky Tonye on the CBC radio program Fresh Air, where The Survivor is picked as one of the top three summer book read suggestions.

‘Be prepared to not put this book down once you start.’

-The Vancouver Courier

‘...anyone who loves police shows and books will enjoy this.’

-The Sunday Book Review

‘Great stuff.’

-The Falcata Times.

For more feedback on The Survivor, see Reviews section.

‘With this novel, Slater grabs the reader by the throat and doesn't let go. I can't wait for the next one. In a word: Addictive’

-The Townsville Bulletin