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.




Monday, January 28, 2013

Two Novels to Promote

Now that The Vase is  in queue to be published again, that means I have to make it a priority to promote it again. And I really haven't done as much promoting for Killer of Killers yet. And with little promotion, Killer of Killers has seemed to sell pretty well.

I mean the rankings on Lulu and Amazon have been decent. They have been four figures on lulu and six figures on Amazon. Considering that other books are in seven figures on both, that's not bad. It makes me wonder how it would do if there had been some good promotional efforts happening. But I'm not done yet with that. I've been busy working and being a husband and father, too.

It's always been interesting to me how some authors, usually women, proclaim how supportive their spouses are in their writing efforts. Usually, they have no kids and no job, just get to take all day and write while their husbands are at work. So that's great for them, but how do they promote their books?

I'll just keep telling people about it. Like the people at Barnes and Nobles. My local Barnes and Nobles was going to put Killer of Killers on their shelves, but then the next thing I knew, they closed down their entire store. I'll just have to go to another one. Just haven't gotten around to it, yet. Better do it soon, though. Because I'll have two books to promote pretty soon. And then three.

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