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.




Thursday, March 28, 2013

Expecting Edits Back by Tomorrow

Tomorrow will be two weeks since I sent my edits back to Penumbra for the next round of edits on The Vase. It's what the lead editor said. "Two weeks," he said. And The Vase will be all the closer to publication. I can't contain my excitement. Even though I've already got a published book under my belt, there is just something special about this one. Maybe it's because The Vase was going to be my first published book, but both times, things fell through. And it's a good thing they did. Because at Penumbra, the editors have really taken a keen interest in The Vase. Or the top editor has, anyway. I am so glad for that. The Vase is top notch, now, as far as writing goes. Grayson has seen to that. I am very appreciative of him, and his efforts. As a writer, there's nothing better than having a publisher and an editor who is as interested and committed to your manuscript as you are. Gung ho, people. Gung ho!
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