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.




Friday, May 10, 2013

Estella Daniels--Susie Quinn?

I have talked about actors and actresses who could play the roles of the main characters in Killer of Killers before, specifically Dustin Clare or Casper Van Dien as Trent Smith the martial arts champion who becomes a rogue vigilante, and Ellen Hollman or Amber Heard, either of whom would be great as Samantha Jones, the beautiful blond San Francisco Police Detective. I had even suggested Max Von Sydow as Abraham Soriah, but actors like Christopher Plummer or even Richard Harris might work, too, for the aged and reclusive billionaire.


But I never could find an actress for Susie Quinn, the beautiful black exotic dancer who falls in love with Trent Smith. Well, I was watching the Starz show, DaVinci's Demons recently, and there she was...Susie Quinn, or Estella Daniels, I should say. Because it was a bit part, I didn't really get a good look at her, her part was probably less than a minute, and she never reappeared, at least not yet, but from what I did see, she might be the actress that would be great for the part. She's 5' 7" just like Susie Quinn, and as you can see for yourself, a very beautiful woman, just like Susie Quinn.

But I wouldn't call her perfect for the role, not like, say, Amber Heard is for Samantha Jones. But of all the actresses I've seen so far, she comes the closest, and if i was casting for the part today, she would get the nod.

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