William R. Bell

William R. Bell is a writer of both fiction and non-fiction works. He is a retired criminal investigator who spent years conducting numerous investigations resulting in successful prosecutions. He is also a cancer survivor and as with his professional experience, has committed his experiences to books on the topics. Born in Dearborn, Michigan, Mr. Bell served in the U.S. Navy in the early 1960’s participating in crisis operations in both the Dominican Republic and Cuba. After discharge he spent 14 years in the Dearborn Police Department in patrol, undercover narcotics and SWAT assignments before moving on to his final career stop in corrections in Colorado. Beginning in prisons, he promoted to the rank of captain before taking a position as a criminal investigator. There he specialized in crimes perpetrated by convicts from within prison and frequently worked under cover to build cases against those who attempted to contract the murders of persons outside the prison. Mr. Bell is the author of several articles featured in trade publications such as the FBI Law Enforcement Journal; Chief of Police Magazine and on the backup.com website. His technical opus, “Practical Criminal Investigations in Correctional Facilities” is regarded as the textbook for the highly specialized area of conducting criminal investigations within prisons. Other works include a short story about surviving prostate cancer; an historical fiction novella about a character involved in the U.S. Civil War and a pair of novels, fictional thrillers which make liberal use of his first-hand professional experiences to enrich the action sequences. He lives in Colorado with his long-legged wife Sherry, who is much too good for him.