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By DEBORAH A. MILES
A long time ago, Robert Leslie Fisher
read in The New York Times no one ever
wrote a book with the protagonist being a
member of the Peace Corps.
Not only did that statement intrigue
Fisher, it germinated in his mind and
finally prompted him to write “Vanilla
Republic.”
The book, Fisher’s first suspense novel,
was released in July 2009 and published
by AuthorHouse. But this retired PEF
member, who was a program research
specialist 3 at the state Department of
Correctional Services, is no stranger to the
publishing world.
Fisher has penned three scholarly
research books since his retirement and,
now, the novel.
“Vanilla Republic” is a fun, fast-read
with vivid characters surrounding a man
named Richard Furman, who becomes a
murder suspect when he signs up for the
Peace Corps and ships to Sembeke, a
fictive island nation off the east coast of
Africa.
Fisher said the characters are based on
real people in fictional situations and
places.
“The characters deal with all kinds of
problems people encounter in a foreign
country,” Fisher said. “Some are English
teachers at an elite high school. They are
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