Tony O’Neill is the author of the novels DIGGING THE VEIN, DOWN AND OUT ON MURDER MILE, SICK CITY, and BLACK NEON.  He is the co-author of the New York Times bestselling memoirs NEON ANGEL: MEMOIR OF A RUNAWAY (with Cherie Currie) and HERO OF THE UNDERGROUND (with Jason Peter.) He was the recipient of a Mid-Atlantic Arts grant in 2024.