Larry Watts was born and grew to adulthood in the small town of Ripley, Oklahoma. He moved to Texas where he worked as a police officer for more than 20 years, then in the police labor movement for another 20 years. Most recently, he retired after serving as the chief labor relations officer in one of Texas' major cities. Watts' experience is unique in that he has worked on both the labor and management sides of police labor and personnel issues during his career.

During his forty plus years working in and with the law enforcement community, he has been involved in assisting hundreds of Texas peace officers who were called on to make extraordinary decisions on the spur of the moment. Many of these decisions involved the use of their firearms and some the taking of another life. Watts captures the many conflicts that arise for the officer and all the other people whose lives are affected by these split second decisions in his novel Right, Wrong & Rationalizing Truth.

Watts has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Labor Studies from Antioch University and completed the Harvard Trade Union Program at Harvard University's School of Business while working in the police labor movement.

The author of numerous trade magazine articles during his police labor career, Right, Wrong and Rationalizing Truth is his first published full length novel. Watts utilizes his unique experiences to make this novel come to life for the reader.