Will iconic images recorded in the grooves of an ancient vase unite the Holy Land or rip it further apart?

THE VASE

A novel by Mark M. DeRobertis

Muhsin Muhabi is a Palestinian potter, descended from a long line of potters. His business is run from the same shop owned by his ancestors since the day his forebears moved to Nazareth. The region's conflict saw the death of his oldest son, and rogue terrorists are in the process of recruiting his youngest in their plot to assassinate the Pope and Israeli prime minister.

Professor Hiram Weiss is an art historian at Nazareth’s Bethel University. He is also a Shin Bet operative on special assignment. With the help of fellow agent, Captain Benny Mathias, he plans to destroy the gang responsible for the death of his wife and only child. He puts a bomb in the ancient vase he takes on loan from Muhsin’s Pottery Shop.

Mary Levin, the charming assistant to the director of Shin Bet, has lost a husband and most of her extended family to recurring wars and never-ending terrorism. She dedicates her life to the preservation of Israel, but to whom will she dedicate her heart? The brilliant professor from Bethel University? Or the gallant captain who now leads Kidon?

Harvey Holmes, the Sherlock of Haunted Houses, is a Hollywood TV host whose reality show just flopped. When a Lebanese restaurant owner requests his ghost-hunting services, he believes the opportunity will resurrect his career. All he has to do is exorcise the ghosts that are haunting the restaurant. It happens to be located right across the street from Muhsin’s Pottery Shop.




Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Music Score

Since Nathan's talking about favorite songs over on his blog, it got me to thinking. Have you ever wondered while writing your novel what kind of a music score would best fit your storyline? I have. At least for KILLER OF KILLERS, I have. Since KOK is an action adventure, mostly fast-paced thriller, I would put rock music to it. And since Heavy Metal is my favorite rock music, I would go with a lot of heavy metal riffs. Especially during the action scenes.

And during the tender moments of romance, obviously, slow it down with some ballad-like tunes.

For THE VASE, I would go with Eastern sounds, of which I am not too familiar, but I gotta believe it would be more fitting for the location over there in Israel, and also since it has some Palestinian main characters. Of course, I could have some conventional music scores mixed in there, too.

But no heavy metal for THE VASE. The mood is different in this story. Way different. Two different stories, thus two different types of music scores. It's a good idea to ponder.
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