Evans' books have received positive reviews in the Canadian press, and on mystery genre websites. :*"Victoria author Stanley Evans’ series protagonist, forty-year-old
Coast Salish hard-boiled street cop, Silas Seaweed, has a lot in common with others of his ilk–a taste for the sauce, an eye for the babes, a liking for
rough justice, a disdain for police bureaucrats, a sympathy for the underdog and as much independence as his
feral cat, PC, that he shares his one-man office with. But what sets Seaweed apart is his
First Nation heritage, the off-beat characters that surround him, and his ability to call upon the traditions of his people’s distant past to solve crimes of the present. And despite Evans’ admissions that the Warrior Reserve where Seaweed lives and the Mohawt Bay Band of which Silas is a member do not exist, there is an authentic ring to each of the novels in the series that makes the settings, characters and stories significantly entertaining." M. Wayne Cunningham for MysteriousReviews.com :*"Makes great use of West Coast aboriginal mythology and religion… Let's hope Silas Seaweed returns."
The Globe and Mail :*"… 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 ==Notes and references==