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About Me

Hi. I'm Vinny O'Neil, and I recently got my toe in the publishing door. After roughly twenty years of trying, I won the St. Martin's Press "Malice Domestic" award for the Best First Traditional Mystery of 2005.The book, MURDER IN EXILE, was published in 2006 and received an outstanding review from The New York Times. The sequel, REDUCED CIRCUMSTANCES, was released in July of 2007. The third book in the series, EXILE TRUST, was released in June, 2008 -- and a large-print version by Thorndike Press was released the following December.To read sample chapters of all three novels, along with reviews and tips about writing, please go to my website www.vincenthoneil.com.

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My Blog

What Could a Yankee Know About the South?

 The good folks at the Southern Authors blog asked me to guest blog today, so I decided to explain just how a Yankee can write a mystery series set in the South. Hope you like it.One of the reviews fo...
Posted by on Thu, 11 Jun 2009 18:55:00 GMT

Florida Mystery Writers' Conference

I just returned from the annual Mystery Writers of America "Sleuthfest" writing conference in beautiful Deerfield Beach, Florida (just north of Fort Lauderdale). This was my second Sleuthfest, and it ...
Posted by on Mon, 02 Mar 2009 10:42:00 GMT

Mystery News loves Frank Cole

Mystery News review of Exile Trust, October-November 2008 edition.Frank Cole is grateful when his friend, Exile (Florida) Police Chief Denny Dannon, throws a little work his way. The new job is with a...
Posted by on Fri, 21 Nov 2008 14:44:00 GMT

EXILE TRUST is a hit with Cozy Library

Here's a super review of EXILE TRUST, which is posted on the Cozy Library website (http://www.cozylibrary.com/default.asp?id=585) and was published in the October-November edition of Mystery News: &nb...
Posted by on Sat, 01 Nov 2008 13:08:00 GMT

Another Great Review for EXILE TRUST!

Jay MacDonald, world-renowned book critic for the Fort Myers News-Press, has reviewed all three novels in my Frank Cole/Exile series. He has a true feel for the genre and the region, and always includ...
Posted by on Sun, 24 Aug 2008 12:40:00 GMT

My new novel, EXILE TRUST, is front-page news!

Hi everybody, The good folks at the Cranston Herald ran a front-page article about EXILE TRUST, complete with a full-color image of the cover. Here it is: Exile continues for Cranston's O'Neil Wed, Ju...
Posted by on Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:54:00 GMT

The new book comes out on the 24th of June!

Hi everybody, I just received an advance copy of my latest novel, EXILE TRUST, and I have to admit that it is a real thrill to finally see a book in print that I remember as a manuscript. The folks at...
Posted by on Tue, 10 Jun 2008 18:07:00 GMT

A great review for my newest book

Hi everybody, My third book, EXILE TRUST, will be released by St. Martin's Press in June. It recently received a great review from Kirkus, and I thought it was so on target that I wanted to share it. ...
Posted by on Thu, 01 May 2008 17:35:00 GMT

Long Distance

This morning I received a phone call from a great group of folks in Norwood, Minnesota. They were calling from the local library, where their book group was kind enough to select my novel, Murder in E...
Posted by on Sat, 23 Feb 2008 14:01:00 GMT

Message From Down Under

  Hello, and Merry Christmas! I recently received an email from a woman in Australia who had just finished reading Reduced Circumstances. It is always a big deal to hear from people who have read...
Posted by on Sat, 22 Dec 2007 08:42:00 GMT