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, June 13, 2022

Blacklist - Meh

So it's over just like that. Marvin Gerard is dead, apparently by suicide. It was appropriate, but, of course, the audience did not see it. The audience was only privy to hearing a gunshot from the car in which Gerard was sitting. And that's it for this season.

Next season promises a brand new villain. A Chinese assassin, who was tipped off (by Gerard) who it was that put him behind bars. Was it Red? According to Marvin Gerard it was. Is it true? We don't know. We had never seen this guy before. But I had said that I wanted new villains, not just the same old premise of former friends turned enemies. So I suppose they are giving me what I asked for. Right? We'll see.

I still want to see storylines that include the Skinners. It was a great idea, but seemingly forgotten. Maybe they can meld the two storylines. That's what I would do. Again. We'll see.

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