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.




Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Editor Assigned!

I know I said yesterday that I would talk about the bad guys in THE VASE. But today marks the second most important day in my journey to publication, because today I officially have an EDITOR. (The first being the day my manuscript was accepted!)

Actually, last night is when I received the email from the top man at Virtual Tales advising me of this, but today I received my first email from her.

I suggested she stop by the blog for a quick familiarization of THE VASE, and she said she would do that, and she might even be the first person to read this post. If that's the case, HI TI!

In any event, it will be a great experience for me. I've heard nothing but great things about Ti, and I will be thrilled to get this ball rolling.

So tomorrow then, I'll talk about the villains in THE VASE. But keep in mind, in THEIR eyes, they are not villains. It's all about point of view. You'll see.
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