I'm pleased to announce that the international theater magazine Scene4 has published my short mystery story "Reading the Audience" in this month's issue.
Here's the link:
https://scene4.com/0320/vincentoneil0320.html
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International Theater Magazine Scene4 Has Published My Short Story
March 1, 2020
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Harlequin has released DEATH TROUPE in paperback!
March 1, 2013
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
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
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
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
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
Getting It Write: When your main character is a writer
February 16, 2011
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
Murder, Romance, Suspense, and Theater: My new novel Death Troupe
February 11, 2011
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
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
Research and Writing: It’s not just the facts after all
October 6, 2010
I’ve been writing in various genres for some time now, but only recently came to appreciate the link between research and inspiration. Yes, I know; it was probably always there, but I hadn’t really given it much thought until just a few years ago.
Like so many former students, somewhere I got Read More
Like so many former students, somewhere I got Read More