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James O'Neill

Goodreads Author

Born

Durham, The United Kingdom

Website

https://www.jamesoneillthrillers.com

Twitter

JONeillbooks

Genre

Thriller

Member Since

December 2025

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James O’Neill writes the kind of missions he once ran.

A former British Special Forces operator with nearly two decades in the shadows, he has planned and executed operations across Europe, the Middle East, and beyond. Now he channels that experience into high-impact espionage thrillers that fuse boots-on-the-ground tradecraft with the cold logic of modern cyber warfare.

His debut novel, The Lost Key, launches the James O’Neill thriller series: a hard-edged, British-driven blend of special operations, intelligence intrigue, and high-stakes geopolitics aimed squarely at fans of Lee Child, Tom Clancy, and Mark Greaney. Expect lean prose, moral ambiguity, and operations where every decision has a cost.

When he is not writing, O’Neill works intern ...more

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Average rating: 4.94 · 17 ratings · 20 reviews · 2 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Lost Key (Key, #1) 4.94 avg rating — 17 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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The Grey Wind - Update

Well, just a short to the point update regarding my second book.

Happy to say, the book is finished, and now I’m in the loving stage of editing.

More updates to follow and honest, this one has a twist….

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Published on February 05, 2026 02:58 • Tags: the-grey-wind, the-lost-key

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James O'Neill made a comment in the group Goodreads Librarians Group — Author profile split needed - two different authors named James O'Neill topic " I have an author account. https://www.goodreads.com/author/edit... ...more "
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James O'Neill made a comment in the group Goodreads Librarians Group — Author profile split needed - two different authors named James O'Neill topic " Hello Librarians, I am the author of The Lost Key (The Key Series Book 1) and The Grey Wind (The Key Series Book 2), both published under the name Jame ...more "
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James O'Neill made a comment in the group Goodreads Librarians Group — Author profile split needed - two different authors named James O'Neill topic " Sorry for using the wrong folder. "
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James O'Neill made a comment in the group A Good Thriller — Please Introduce Yourself, Come and Say Hello 2026 topic " Hi Everyone, Thanks for the first message, Sean. I am James O'Neill, a British author writing espionage thrillers under a pen name. I spent nearly two d ...more "
Apr 02, 2026 11:57AM
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James O'Neill is now following Vince Flynn Author of American Assassin (Mitch Rapp, #1)
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James O'Neill is now following Lee Child Author of Killing Floor (Jack Reacher, #1)
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James O'Neill recommended The Grey Wind (Key, #2) to Eliza Rose The Grey Wind (Key, #2) by James O'Neill (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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