It is all about the complexity of the Human Condition and portraying it with honesty and drama.
Four novels complete…but how did I get here?
It took the loss of my wife, mother, best friend, and dear uncle to break me open to embrace my destiny as an author. The old “Me” shed decades of programming and assumptions.
I was re-born, changed forever. I hated every minute of it. But from the crucible of grief came a Me I had dreamt existed. Four novels, all well-received, I am beyond grateful. Getting there? I wouldn’t wish it on my worst enemy. (Currently, I have none.)
Grief and healing, love and murder, good and evil, I have seen these as endless spinning contradictions to capture and share with the world.
But just to be clear: Love wins.
Books 1 & 2 of the “Love & Murder” series. The #romancethriller adventures of Ginger & Alby.
Book 3: Even Love & Murder Get Blown Away, coming summer of 2026.
Framing my life and writing is the fact that my father was a con man and mob money launderer who used his wages to pay for my very upright Quaker education, which emphasized a principled life. My natural tendency to embrace contradictions starts there and falls across all my writing.
Life was filled with wiretaps, FBI agents, and, finally, my father’s fall from grace and his federal trial. Moral ambiguity and redemption are very personal themes.
My life? Disregarded most of society’s rules—except for the importance of decency, empathy and humanity.
Drew Anderson of TV’s Talking Up A Storm on my novel FUNERAL OF LIES
Special thanks to Elizabeth Wellington of the Philadelphia Inquirer
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Amazon 5-Star Reviews"
“Fans of political thrillers like Grisham or Baldacci will find a lot to love here, but with a unique Philly flavor.”
“It’s a riveting mystery full of unexpected turns revealing corrupt politicians, complex family drama and lots of lies. Halfway through you will be sure you have figured it out.
Only to turn the page and find you have not.”
Amazon 5-Star Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars Gripping, Clever, and Impossible to Forget
“The story is gripping, thought-provoking, and impossible to put down, leaving a lasting impression that makes returning to its pages irresistible.”
“Wow! My wife wondered why I came to bed so late. (2:30 in the morning) Here's was something I couldn't put down. Driving, compelling, nitty-gritty, something that's so real, it's hard to believe it's fiction. You're right there, part of the story from the beginning to the action packed end...”
“Get it!…”
“A rousing crime tale with an indelible cast and a sharp, edgy environment…O’Neill infuses his series opener with a perpetual sense of unease.”
From KIRKUS Reviews:
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“Romance fans will enjoy the Alby-Ginger dynamic, which illustrates the stops-and-starts of nurturing a relationship amid the distraction of running for one’s life…” —KIRKUS REVIEWS
