Bill Kelly is a first-time author with a background that reads like a thriller. His debut book draws from his early years as a police officer, where he arrested murderers and bank robbers, avoided a biker gang’s hit after exposing an illegal gun operation, and narrowly dodged gunfire. Gritty and authentic, his writing offers a rare, unfiltered glimpse into the world of frontline policing and human connection.

 

Beyond the badge, his global career includes roles as a United Nations Security Officer, Investigator, Trainer, War Monitor, and Elections Observer. He’s survived cerebral malaria in a Bangladeshi military hospital and dengue fever in Haiti. From celebrating New Year’s with Russian soldiers in Kosovo to being threatened by them years later in Ukraine. He’s investigated the beheading of a voodoo queen in Haiti, negotiated hostage situations—including his own—and provided security for global leaders such as Pope John Paul II, former President of the United States Jimmy Carter and his wife Rosalynn, and former Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney and his wife Mila.  

 

This debut marks the first of six planned books chronicling a truly extraordinary life lived on the edge of history, danger, and diplomacy.