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.




Tuesday, October 26, 2010

Instant Best Seller

Just read an article about Keith Richards who was interviewed with questions about his book, "Life" which is coming out about now. The article said that the book was a best seller before it was even released. Well, if you are a big name like Keith Richards, a founding member of The Rolling Stones, you have that going for you. I suppose any name from any popular band will promote sales to the point of a best seller. It's not anything fictional after all. It's the story of their lives, and how they became famous.

For the rest of us, it's about the writing. We invent the story, whereas memoirs, like that of Keith Richards, lived the story. It could be true what they say, that truth is stranger than fiction. But I believe it's up to the writer. I believe it's very possible to write a fictitious story that's even stranger than truth. Ha, ha.
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