“There are two forms of ‘knowing.’ You can know something and then do something about it. Or you can know something and look away, afraid to face the consequences of what you know to be true.”
“Moral ambition is the drive to drastically improve the world — to devote your career to addressing the biggest problems of our time.” - Rutger Bregman
I write geopolitical and high-concept thrillers, as well as literary fiction.
I try to keep the adrenaline pumping and the thrill ride going, while my characters tackle sore spots in our world, whether it is in crime, dictatorial regimes, the threat of nuclear escalation, a viral attack, human trafficking - or simply a violation of our human rights.
The object of ALL my books is to tell a good story, one that entertains, as well as raising social awareness about global issues we face, and showing how we can and must address them for the advancement of our culture and race.
I hope you find them both entertaining and revealing.
Réal Laplaine
Author and human rights activist
New Release!
Imagine you are approached by an AI generated moderator to participate in what would become a documentary funded by a nameless “client” and expected to answer some of the most profound questions ever to be thrown at you. Because of the diverse nature of the group, some answers are philosophical, others scientific and fact-based, others theoretical. And some questions leave them speechless. When the exercise is done, the eleven participants from across the globe are promised to learn the why and the who of this experience. For Finn Baas, a Dutch journalist, and his pseudo girlfriend, Evi van der Meer, a professional model, life comes into clearer focus during the course of the documentary. As the story centers primarily on their relationship, they (and we the reader) are gifted with the answer to “what is this focus group all about, really? Instead of an apocalyptic forecast about the future of humanity, this is one of hope, of inspiration, and an opportunity for us as a race to get it together once and for all - moreover, with an unexpected ending which no one saw coming.
Reviews
" Undoubtedly a 5-star read."
- John Broughton - author of historical fiction
"Wow! I like this book. I was drawn in. I felt like I was a participant in the interview. So much of the discussion are things I have thought about and have discussed with friends."
- Linda A. Hontz
"Imagine you are approached by an AI generated moderator to participate in what would become a documentary funded by a nameless “client” and expected to answer some of the most profound questions ever to be thrown at you. Because of the diverse nature of the group, some answers are philosophical, others scientific and fact-based, others theoretical. And some questions leave them speechless... Instead of an apocalyptic forecast, there is one of hope, of inspiration, and an opportunity for us earthlings to get it together once and for all. Let’s do this!"
- Barbara Roman - author
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Raised in the crucible of a violent family, Keeno McCole, part Canadian Indigenous Indian, part French, part Irish, grew up with a passion to stop criminals. His weapon of choice - a throwing knife - a gift from the uncle who taught him at the age of seven, how to protect himself against the monsters in the world – and criminals would come to feel its sting.
Keeno loves just one woman, and he dances with death and he bleeds like any man - but he makes damn sure that the criminals bleed more!
