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John M. Wills “was born and raised
on the South Side of Chicago. After spending two years in the Army, he returned home to join the Chicago Police Department.
During his 12 years on the force he received numerous awards and commendations, including the Award of Valor and The Blue
Star Award. John left the Department to become an FBI Special Agent, and was assigned to Chicago, Alexandria,
Detroit, Houston, and the FBI Academy in Quantico, VA. He taught street survival to in-service and new agents, as well as
internationally, to police in Budapest, Moscow, and Tashkent. He worked undercover for 2 ½ years in the Bureau’s
first ever steroid investigation entitled, “Operation Equine.”
John has published dozens of articles
on officer survival, training, and ethics, in print magazines and online with “Officer.com,” “LawOfficer.com,”
and “New American Truth.” He is a member of the Public Safety Writers Association, The International Law Enforcement
Educators and Trainers, Association, The Virginia Writers Club, Riverside Writers, and the FBI National Academy Associates
(175th Session). John owns his own business, LivSafe, delivering presentations on “Situational Awareness”
to schools, churches, and civic groups.
He is an authorized NCAA speaker on
steroids and drugs, and can also be found working as a Personal Trainer at AnyTime Fitness.” John
M. Wills is the author of Chicago Warriors Midnight Battles in the Windy City.
According to the
book description of Gripped by
Fear, “Pete Shannon and
Marilyn Benson find themselves working
their biggest case yet in their new
role as Chicago Police Detectives. In
this second book of the Chicago
Warrior Thriller Series, a madman has
inexplicably targeted women who labor
as office cleaners in downtown
Chicago, sexually assaulting them as
they travel to and from their job.
As the number of
victims begins to mount, the two
investigators are pressured by their
boss to solve this horrendous crime
pattern. Local community organizations
soon stage protest rallies at City
Hall, convincing the media that the
city has become “gripped by fear” as a
result of the rapes. The Mayor demands
quick action by the Police
Superintendent to end this reign of
terror. The heat is on, as summer in
Chicago begins to sizzle, forcing the
two detectives to put their lives on
the line as they attempt to capture
this demon of the darkness. In the
midst of it all, Marilyn learns some
disturbing news that forces her to
choose between her loyalty to Pete and
the man she loves....and in the
dramatic climax.”
One reader of Gripped by Fear
said, “Once again John Wills captures
the reader's attention in his second
novel in the Chicago Warriors Thriller
Series, Gripped by Fear. Wills
illustrates the daily struggles
officers face while trying to keep the
peace in a world of good and evil. He
addresses crime, relationships, and
life threatening illness, as well as
the difficult choices today's law
enforcement officers must make. His
unique spiritual warfare approach to
crime and life on the streets cannot
help but touch and change the lives of
those who read it.”
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Police Chaplain
Dean C. Kavouras said of Gripped
by Fear, “the public would be
very surprised to learn that many
police officers are deeply religious
people. I know it as a police
chaplain, and now John Wills makes it
known to the public. When you face
what these officers face every day you
can become hard and cold, or you can
interpret the job through Christian
faith which provides answers and
supreme comfort for stricken souls.
People who like this genre will enjoy
the book, and every police officer who
reads it will benefit as well. It will
confirm that what he believes is
shared by many others, and will teach
him how such faith can strengthen and
consol him in his God-given vocation.
The story line stands on its own, but
the book will also give the public a
new insight to these otherwise very
private people.”
According to the book description of
Chicago Warriors Midnight Battles in the Windy City, “Chicago Police Officer Pete Shannon’s life
is about to take a dramatic turn. His wife has a dark secret that she’s about to reveal to him; his partner’s
life is about to be in jeopardy, and worst of all one of his own colleagues will present him with one of the biggest challenges
of his life. Pete’s strength, both physical and spiritual, will be put to the test as he and his partner work the “graveyard
shift” on the mean streets of the “Windy City.”
Fellow officer Marilyn Benson doesn't
realize it yet, but her life is about to change in ways that she could have never imagined. Forces of good and evil will do
battle for her soul and her faith, both of which have lain dormant for many years. It's an issue that she can no longer
ignore. St. Michael the Archangel, patron saint of police officers, is about to engage in his biggest clash since throwing
Satan out of Heaven.”
Mike Angley the
award-winning author of the Child
Finder Trilogy said of Gripped
by Fear, “Once again John
Wills hits it out of the park...a
grand slam story just in time for
Christmas! Gripped by Fear will leave
you gripped by faith. John needs to
issue a box of Kleenex with each book
he writes. The characters are so
moving, the sense of genuine evil in
the world is so palpable, and the
heroes will make you cheer not just
for them, but for the loving God who
guides them.”
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