Plane Jane

by Robert Lloyd Fischer

Discharged from the Air Force for refusing to wear a veil off-base in Saudi Arabia, fighter pilot Mary Jane contracts to repossess a luxury Boeing 747 from a powerful Saudi prince. She partners with co-pilot Jesus Martinez and together they risk capture and execution as they travel from Paris and San Francisco into the bizarre world of Arab opulence and corruption in quest of their illusive prize.

271 pages, Paperback

First published June 28, 2007

About the author

Author Robert Fischer, a Marine during the Korean War and was a furniture manufacturer and restaurant-cocktail lounge entrepreneur in San Francisco. He flew his own helicopter, was invited to fly for the Rhodesian Army and flew for a Senator in the Philippines during the President Marcos period. Fischer lived in Australia for ten years where he developed real estate, operated restaurants and ice cream parlors and married his German-born wife, Helga. Returning to America he sold desalination equipment in Arabia, Australia and the Polynesian Islands. Finally, settled in Santa Rosa, CA, he has kept himself busy developing real estate and writing five books. Plane Jane, his debut novel, highlights experiences in Bulgaria, where he witnessed wide-spread theft of autos and airplanes from the West, flying and Saudi Arabia where he learned much about Arab culture and religion. "

Reviews

[Tara Chevrestt · Rating 5 out of 5]

This has been a fun and exciting read. It makes me think "James Bond for women!"

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[Charles Markee · Rating 1 out of 5]

This is a plot driven book that has all the potential of a real page turner. Unfortunately the author is focused on dialogue to the exclusion of setting scene. I found the female protagonist underdeveloped compared to her sidekick. Other than those comments, the author handles basic language well, but fails to use much figurative language to enrich the read.