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ⓘ About David O'Neil
David O’Neil is a photographer, artist, and thriller author who got his start with a series of Highland Guide books. Unlike many authors, O’Neil did not grow up loving books or dreaming of becoming an author as all he wanted to do was either sail a boat or fly an airplane. As a child, his home in London as bombed by the Nazi Luftwaffe an experience that has lived with him to this day. As a young adult, he joined the National Service, which is where he learned to fly and fulfilled his boyhood ambition. He later joined the Colonial Police in Malawi (then Nyasaland) and learned how to sailboats. He would work for eight years in Malawi before he went back home to the United Kingdom. In the UK, he settled in southern England and worked for more than two decades as a management consultant.
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Who is David O'Neil?
David O’Neil is a photographer, artist, and thriller author who got his start with a series of Highland Guide books. Unlike many authors, O’Neil did not grow up loving books or dreaming of becoming an author as all he wanted to do was either sail a boat or fly an airplane. As a child, his home in London as bombed by the Nazi Luftwaffe an experience that has lived with him to this day.
Which David O'Neil series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Donny Weston-Abby Marshall series, the earliest of David O'Neil's multi-book series: it opens with Fatal Meeting (2011) and runs to 6 books across 2011–2014, ending with Without Prejudice (2014). David O'Neil's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has David O'Neil written?
David O'Neil has 35 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2007 and 2020. 15 of them belong to 6 named series — the largest being the Donny Weston-Abby Marshall series with 6 books — and 20 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should David O'Neil's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. David O'Neil's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Donny Weston-Abby Marshall (2011–2014, 6 books), Counterstroke (2012–2013, 3 books) and Sailing Orders (2013–2015, 3 books), plus 3 more.
How are David O'Neil's books organised into series?
This guide splits David O'Neil's 35 books into 6 named series and 20 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Donny Weston-Abby Marshall (6 books, 2011–2014); Counterstroke (3 books, 2012–2013); Sailing Orders (3 books, 2013–2015); Anton Chance (1 book, 2018); Elizabeth (1 book, 2020), plus 1 further series.