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Vincent H. O'Neil

Award-winning author of mystery, science fiction, horror, and non-fiction

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Harlequin has released DEATH TROUPE in paperback!

March 1, 2013
Tags: murder mystery, Drama, suspense, thriller, play, theater, directing, acting, writing, play-writing, creative process, inspiration, motivation, Adirondack
Harlequin just released my theater-themed murder mystery DEATH TROUPE in paperback, and they did a fantastic job. They already published paperback versions of all four of the Frank Cole mysteries, and I've loved the cover art they've developed for every one of them, but they outdid themselves with DEATH TROUPE.

Although DEATH TROUPE is  Read More 
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The Best Review I've Ever Received

May 5, 2011
Tags: Libby Cudmore, murder mystery, theater, art, writing, acting, directing, Adirondack
Libby Cudmore, a marvelous new writer from the noir side of the mystery world, just gave my new book DEATH TROUPE the greatest review. I'm practically speechless, so here it is:


Death Troupe is a mystery novel for writers. It's about writing. It's about the struggles of writing and what being a writer does  Read More 
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DEATH TROUPE gets its first official review!

April 1, 2011
Tags: murder, mystery, theater, acting, directing, playwriting, Adirondack
The Midwest Book Review’s excellent review of DEATH TROUPE:


It's quite annoying when fiction becomes reality. More so when your fiction is murder. "Death Troupe" follows the theatre group known as the Jerome Barron players who have earned the nickname Death Troupe, surrounding their practice of doing murder mystery plays. But when their  Read More 
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Getting It Write: When your main character is a writer

February 16, 2011
Tags: writing, playwriting, directing, acting, murder, mystery, Adirondack


In my new novel Death Troupe, the main character is a playwright. Creating such a role was a new experience for me, and I was surprised by how much work it turned out to be. I’ve read many novels in which the protagonist was some kind of writer (Stephen King’s The Shining,  Read More 
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Murder, Romance, Suspense, and Theater: My new novel Death Troupe

February 11, 2011
Tags: theater, acting, directing, playwriting, Adirondack, murder, Romance, mystery
Now available on Amazon:

DEATH TROUPE by Vincent H. O’Neil (394 pages)

The Jerome Barron Players have a problem. Their writer, Ryan Betancourt, has killed himself under mysterious circumstances and they need a replacement right away. The Players, unofficially known as Death Troupe, come together once a year to perform a high-end murder mystery  Read More 
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