Get Free eBook Sample
Vincent H. O’Neil brings a wealth of life experience to his writing. He has served as a US Army officer, provided consulting services to a software development firm, managed risk in a major corporation, created marketing campaigns, and worked as an apprentice librarian.
A native of Massachusetts, he holds a Bachelor of Science from West Point and a Master of Arts in International Affairs from The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy. After writing in his spare time for many years, he won the St. Martin’s Press "Malice Domestic" Writing Competition in 2005.
His award-winning debut novel, Murder in Exile, was the first book in a mystery series featuring the background-checker Frank Cole. It was followed by Reduced Circumstances (2007) Exile Trust (2008)and Contest of Wills, which was released in 2010.
He has also been published in two anthologies: "Finish the Job", his tale of a father-daughter team of art thieves who have some trouble breaking into a museum, is featured in Quarry: Crime Stories by New England Writers from Level Best Books (2009) and his darker story, "Blood Tells", about a money launderer who makes a big decision in a short span of time, appears in Bad Cop - No Donut from Padwolf Publishing (2010)
Harlequin Worldwide Mystery just purchased the paperback rights to both Murder in Exile and Reduced Circumstances and will be releasing them sometime in 2011.
His newest mystery novel, Death Troupe, is the first book in a theater-based mystery series featuring playwright Jack Glynn and the unusual members of the Jerome Barron Players theater troupe.
Exile Trust
eBook
$2.99
-
BN ID:
2940012508980
- Publisher: FNG Press
- Publication date: 04/19/2011
- Series: Frank Cole Mysteries , #3
- Sold by: Barnes & Noble
- Format: eBook
- Pages: 250
- Sales rank: 254,009
- File size: 149 KB
Available on NOOK devices and apps
Want a NOOK? Explore Now
- Share
- LendMe LendMe™ Learn More
2.99
In Stock
In the third of the Frank Cole mystery novels, Frank is given an assignment from none other than the Exile chief of police, Denny Dannon. The Exile town bank is getting audited, and Dannon wants Frank to help the bank’s manager track down the owners of some outdated accounts. It seems like a simple job, and Frank enlists the aid of his chess-playing buddy Gray Toliver. They make good progress until Frank visits one of the newly-located account-holders and discovers that she died only a few days earlier. Reporting this to the bank, Frank learns that someone accessed the dead woman’s safe deposit box that very morning. That’s when the simple job becomes a not-so-simple murder investigation involving land fraud, a safe deposit box that may or may not have been empty, and a map that seemingly leads to nowhere.
Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought
-
- Reduced Circumstances
- by Vincent H. O'NeilHenry V. O'Neil
-
- Contest of Wills
- by Vincent H. O'NeilHenry V. O'Neil
-
- Holly and Homicide
- by Leslie Caine
-
- The Night Charter
- by Sam Hawken
-
- Poisoned by Gilt
- by Leslie Caine
-
- Crime Capsules: Tales of Death…
- by Vincent H. O'NeilHenry V. O'Neil
-
- Fatal Feng Shui
- by Leslie Caine
-
- Killed by Clutter
- by Leslie Caine
-
- Not Quite Right (A Lowcountry…
- by Lyla Payne
-
- False Premises
- by Leslie Caine
-
- Not Quite Clear (A Lowcountry…
- by Lyla Payne
-
- Not Quite Gone (A Lowcountry…
- by Lyla Payne
-
- Dead Man Stalking
- by Karen Cantwell
-
- Sydney Rye Mysteries Box Set…
- by Emily Kimelman
-
- Of Birds and Beagles
- by Leslie O'Kane
-
- Not Quite True (A Lowcountry…
- by Lyla Payne
Recently Viewed
Kirkus Reviews
As usual, O'Neil keeps the proceedings so low-key that if you blink you'll miss the jaws of justice closing on the one miscreant who doesn't get off scot-free. No sexy dames, death threats, fisticuffs or car chases-just an ordinary guy asking questions till he hits the jackpot.Booklist Reviews
The third Cole mystery advances the protagonist’s character credibly, setting the table for more cases, and is populated with an intriguing cast of small-town eccentrics as well as buried motives and simmering feuds. Another very good mystery that somehow manages to effectively mix elements of both the village cozy and the hard-boiled thriller.Richmond Times-Dispatch - Jay Strafford
O’Neil writes briskly, and Frank is an intriguing and appealing hero. “Exile Trust” is a perfect beach read — whether you’re in the Sunshine State or lolling in the kiddie pool in your backyard.Providence Journal-Bulletin - Sam Coale
O’Neil knows his craft so well as he fleshes out the folks and neighborhoods of Exile and surrounding towns that the plot quietly encircles you before you know it. His plain, direct style keeps things on the ground, solidly realistic, while his yarn builds momentum and ushers in startling revelations. Swift, certain and crafty, Exile Trust sneaks up on you and never lets go.
Mystery News Magazine - Mystery News
Exile Trust is well paced, well written and had me cheering Frank on starting with page one. Great secondary characters abound – including Gray Toliver, a retired navy chief petty officer Frank hires to help with the bank job. Exile Trust has soooooo much to like, readers will be praying for more.