Here After

“…the terrible loathing he felt for God rose to his throat in a barely suppressed roar.”Sean Costello’s fellow Canadian author, Mark Leslie, offered the following back cover review:“In HERE AFTER Sean Costello grabs his readers with both hands; one closes deftly around the heart, offering a touching and devastating glimpse of the loss of a child; the other propels you on a breathless quest … and sometimes with a startlingly quick chokehold on the windpipe.”Frankly, I would have suggested that Co

Don’t read any of Sean Costello’s books if you’re looking for one of those novels that sends the egghead crowd Ooo-ing and Aahh-ing. You know the type of book I’m talking about, the ones reviewers refer to as ‘multi-layered’ and ‘luminous’ or then tell you to ‘linger and savour’ the ‘quiet passages’. Damn, if it’s lingering and savouring you’re after then grab a slice of cheesecake and a nice cup of tea … but forget about Costello's novels because each one begins by laying down a long strip of r

Costello has produced a wonderfully heart-touching and terrifying thriller. He tackles an extremely difficult subject (the loss of a young child) with a realistic and straightforward approach, never forgetting the poignancy of so many dramatically different moments following such a loss.The novel opens with a dramatically shocking scene and Costello never really stops pulling the reader along. He is adept at grabbing the reader with both hands; one closes deftly around the heart, offering a touc