The series follows a suburban mother, a newspaper reporter, and a high school teacher as they work to fight the corruption and xenophobia of their town.
Rea Keech served in the Peace Corps in Iran from 1967 to 1969. He has lived in Severna Park, Maryland, since 1980. He was Professor of English at Anne Arundel Community College from 1978 to 2013. Before that he taught at the University of South Carolina, Voorhees College, and at schools in Iran, Japan, and Greece. A large part of his career has been spent teaching international students.
For many years he raced a Snipe and a J29 sailboat in the Chesapeake Bay out of Annapolis, but since he has retired, he spends most of his time writing.