D Wills

Richard Wills is a true crime writer and former Los Angeles bail bondsman, having worked at two of the city’s busiest agencies in crime-active communities. He is the author of six non-fiction books, including the best-seller “The Professional Bondsman - How to Start and Operate Your Own Bail Bond Agency”, which has used as a training manual for bail bondsmen in California and across the country. He’s been an actor, TV host, screenwriter, director and producer. His work as a TV host and producer earned him a finalist in the WAVE (Western Access Video Excellence) Awards competition for Instructional Programs-Community Producer. Competition for this award included six states: California, Nevada, Hawaii, Arizona, Colorado and New Mexico. After interviewing over 200 book authors and experts on his TV talk show, Book Parade! with Richard Wills, he decided to draw upon his years as a bail bondsman and write his first work of fiction. He has the perfect background for writing his first adult fiction crime noir novel, 77th and Broadway: A Decade in a World of Crime. In this book he masterfully interweaves 25 true-event crime stories into one roller coaster ride, entailing unscrupulous individuals whose lives illuminate issues of social injustice, betrayal, corruption, power and punishment. Publishers Weekly, BookLife Critic’s Review quoted, “The novel’s central focus on bail bondsmen in a distinctive time period in Los Angeles is highly original, as is its piecemeal structure and integration of true crime…Score Rating for Originality: 8 out of 10.”