Sean Costello (born 1951 in

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) is a Canadian author of

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and an

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living in

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. His first three novels, published in

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, have been released in the United Kingdom by

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and translated into Dutch, German and Russian. ''Finders Keepers'' and ''Sandman'' were published by Red Tower Publications, and ''Here After'' has been optioned to film. ''Squall'', from Your Scrivener Press, was released in trade paperback in October 2014. Recently, all eight of Costello's titles have been published as ebooks on Amazon.com, B&N, Kobo and several other platforms. Costello published, ''Terminal House'', in 2017.

Works

* ''Eden's Eyes'' (1989) * ''The Cartoonist'' (1990) * ''Captain Quad'' (1991) * ''Finders Keepers'' (2002) * ''Sandman'' (2003) * ''Here After'' (2008) * ''Squall'' (2014) * ''Last Call'' (2015) * ''Terminal House'' (2017)

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Sean Costello
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