Authors
James Anderson O’Neal
James Anderson O’Neal enjoyed a long career as a trial lawyer based in Minneapolis at the Faegre Baker Daniels firm, defending many major manufacturers in class actions, mass torts, and complex product liability cases. His courtroom successes won him recognition as a Fellow in the prestigious American College of Trial Lawyers.
Now retired from his practice, O’Neal serves as the Chair of the Advocates for Human Rights, a globally-focused non-profit that implements international human rights standards to promote civil society and reinforce the rule of law.
Along with the Riley series, O’Neal is writing a novel set in Liberia, inspired by his human rights work there. He and his wife Sally split their time between the Twin Cities and Lake Vermilion, Minnesota.
by the author
The Devils Came in from the Country
Riley series
Both books shortlisted for the 2019 GOETHE Book Awards for post-1750s Historical Fiction
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Riley was my grandfather on my mother’s side.
He was born on May 6, 1898.
He died on October 18, 1993.
Every day in between, he was a tough son of a bitch.
Riley and The Great War
from Riley series
Riley and the Roaring Twenties
from Riley series
Riley produces a box of memoirs written by the late Cornelius. The memoirs, spiced with Riley’s salty comments, recount wild adventures the two friends supposedly engaged in. The old men claim that, in their younger days, they battled Lucky Luciano and Chairman Mao, spied for Winston Churchill, traded barbs with Dorothy Parker, helped Martin Luther King, enraged J. Edgar Hoover and Roy Cohn…
Who can believe these guys?
Believe them or not, you’ll have a great time following Riley and Cornelius as they barge through history from Pancho Villa to the Berlin Wall, roaming around the world and across the 20th Century.