The comfortable world of Richard Tompkins, a successful and hardworking Virginia Beach realtor, is turned upside down when he learns that his 16-year old daughter, Vickie, is using cocaine. He and his wife, Jan, engage in a chilling struggle to help Vickie extricate herself from her addition, but the cord connecting Vickie to the drug world is not as easily cut as Richard thought it would be. What lengths would you go to if your family were under attack? Richard must decide knowing that the lives of all will be changed forever. The Real World is a contemporary thriller with an unforgettable climax.