Rea Keech's Blog
March 12, 2025
Saint Sergey’s Head coming soon
My latest novel, set in Istanbul, will be available on April 1, 2025.
The ebook version is available now.
The ebook version is available now.
November 7, 2023
Uncertain Luck is now available as an audio book narrated by the author.
Spotify users: message me if you’d like a code to listen on Spotify for free.
January 30, 2023
A Hundred Veils now an audiobook
My prize-winning novel A Hundred Veils is now available as an audiobook. I narrated it myself.
You can get a free review copy on NetGalley at https://www.netgalley.com/widget/4559...
If you would like a code to listen to it for free on Spotify, you can request it on the publisher's website at http://www.realnicebooks.com/contact-us/
Thanks for your interest.
You can get a free review copy on NetGalley at https://www.netgalley.com/widget/4559...
If you would like a code to listen to it for free on Spotify, you can request it on the publisher's website at http://www.realnicebooks.com/contact-us/
Thanks for your interest.
April 5, 2022
New novel is out
Check out this great review--
NEBULOUS ENEMIES
Rea Keech
$31.95 hardcover, $14.95 paperback
ISBN: 979-8985667004
KIRKUS BOOK REVIEW
An idealistic teacher gets sucked into an unfamiliar world of war profiteering in this bracing thriller.
Life changes for Roger Williams, a math teacher, when he meets and falls in love with Jill, an attractive woman who's probably out of his league. They marry despite knowing little about each other. All Roger knows about Jill's job is that she works for the shadowy Army contractor Grayrock. When Jill disappears, Roger suspects that she may have run off with her co-worker Lyle White. At the urging of friendly restaurateur Omar, Roger travels to Afghanistan looking for his wife. Once there, he eventually learns from Lyle that Jill is probably dead back in the States. He also discovers that he's unknowingly part of a scheme to launder aid money stolen by Jill and Lyle. As Roger struggles to extricate himself from the con, he also tries to protect Sophie Martens, a Belgian aid worker. Had the money not been stolen, it was earmarked for Sophie's group, which trains female teachers in Afghanistan. Despite being out of their depth, Roger and Sophie attempt to right a raft of wrongs in a country at war. In this battle between those trying to help (aid workers) and those trying to profit (exploitive contractors), author Keech, a former Peace Corps volunteer in Iran, makes no bones about which side he supports. Lyle is outright venal, with Jill only slightly more likable. Keech portrays Roger and Sophie as forces of good—moral but naive—and their journey toward finding each other amid danger is memorable. However, the true scene-stealer here is the country of Afghanistan, brought to life in this well-researched volume ("Crawling through the traffic, they saw the turquoise blue dome of the mosque and its twin minarets against the mountains in the distance"). The chaos of war catalyzes key developments in the plot, and Afghanistan's citizenry plays a strong supporting role.
This engaging, layered work proves to be both a love story and a cautionary tale.
NEBULOUS ENEMIES
Rea Keech
$31.95 hardcover, $14.95 paperback
ISBN: 979-8985667004
KIRKUS BOOK REVIEW
An idealistic teacher gets sucked into an unfamiliar world of war profiteering in this bracing thriller.
Life changes for Roger Williams, a math teacher, when he meets and falls in love with Jill, an attractive woman who's probably out of his league. They marry despite knowing little about each other. All Roger knows about Jill's job is that she works for the shadowy Army contractor Grayrock. When Jill disappears, Roger suspects that she may have run off with her co-worker Lyle White. At the urging of friendly restaurateur Omar, Roger travels to Afghanistan looking for his wife. Once there, he eventually learns from Lyle that Jill is probably dead back in the States. He also discovers that he's unknowingly part of a scheme to launder aid money stolen by Jill and Lyle. As Roger struggles to extricate himself from the con, he also tries to protect Sophie Martens, a Belgian aid worker. Had the money not been stolen, it was earmarked for Sophie's group, which trains female teachers in Afghanistan. Despite being out of their depth, Roger and Sophie attempt to right a raft of wrongs in a country at war. In this battle between those trying to help (aid workers) and those trying to profit (exploitive contractors), author Keech, a former Peace Corps volunteer in Iran, makes no bones about which side he supports. Lyle is outright venal, with Jill only slightly more likable. Keech portrays Roger and Sophie as forces of good—moral but naive—and their journey toward finding each other amid danger is memorable. However, the true scene-stealer here is the country of Afghanistan, brought to life in this well-researched volume ("Crawling through the traffic, they saw the turquoise blue dome of the mosque and its twin minarets against the mountains in the distance"). The chaos of war catalyzes key developments in the plot, and Afghanistan's citizenry plays a strong supporting role.
This engaging, layered work proves to be both a love story and a cautionary tale.
February 28, 2022
New novel coming April 1
Nebulous Enemies, a suspenseful story of love and intrigue in Afghanistan as aid workers fear the looming withdrawal of American forces protecting them from the Taliban.
This is Rea Keech's third novel set abroad. The first is A Hundred Veils, set in Iran. The next is Uncertain Luck, set in Japan.
Uncertain Luck has been translated into Japanese.
This is Rea Keech's third novel set abroad. The first is A Hundred Veils, set in Iran. The next is Uncertain Luck, set in Japan.
Uncertain Luck has been translated into Japanese.
October 13, 2020
BookLife Prize review
“Keech writes confidently and evocatively, conjuring an authentic setting both rich with detail and a sense of atmosphere. This coming-of-age story set against 1969 Tokyo, which touches both upon Japan post-World War II, and the Vietnam War, proves fertile ground for emotional drama with hints of intrigue and romance.” —BookLife Prize
October 1, 2020
Uncertain Luck
My latest novel is out today, Oct. 1, 2020.
Just published--
Hardback and paperback on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and wherever books are sold.
Ebooks available on Amazon, Kobo, Nook, iBooks, and Google Books.
Read the first four chapters free on the publisher's website: www.realnicebooks.com
Just published--
Hardback and paperback on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and wherever books are sold.
Ebooks available on Amazon, Kobo, Nook, iBooks, and Google Books.
Read the first four chapters free on the publisher's website: www.realnicebooks.com
September 8, 2020
New novel coming
My next novel, Uncertain Luck, will be out on October 1.
Set in 1969 Japan, it’s the story of 20-year-old Emiko, whose father is missing and whose mother has just died.
She goes to Tokyo to search for her father, and unexpected things happen.
Read a full description on www.realnicebooks.com
Set in 1969 Japan, it’s the story of 20-year-old Emiko, whose father is missing and whose mother has just died.
She goes to Tokyo to search for her father, and unexpected things happen.
Read a full description on www.realnicebooks.com
January 16, 2020
Shady Park trilogy completed
All three novels of the Shady Park Chronicles are now available in a single e-book on Kindle, Kobo, Nook, or Google Books for 99 cents.
Included novels:
Book 1
First World Problems
Book 2
Shady Park Panic
Book 3
Shady Park Secrets
Included novels:
Book 1
First World Problems
Book 2
Shady Park Panic
Book 3
Shady Park Secrets
June 13, 2018
Shady Park Panic
Shady Park Panic, Book 2 of the Shady Park Chronicles, will be out soon.
(Book 1 of the series is First World Problems.)
I want to thank my readers for your interest. I will send an advanced review copy of the eBook version of Shady Park Panic anyone who requests it at www.realnicebooks.com
Rea Keech
(Book 1 of the series is First World Problems.)
I want to thank my readers for your interest. I will send an advanced review copy of the eBook version of Shady Park Panic anyone who requests it at www.realnicebooks.com
Rea Keech
