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, June 10, 2011

Waiting Game

Well now that I’ve signed a contract for THE VASE to be published, and now that I have sent them my latest and most polished draft, I find that it’s all about waiting again.

Waiting to see what the cover of THE VASE will look like. Waiting to see whom my editor will be. Waiting for the editor to get started and then waiting for him or her to send me his or her editorial suggestions.

One thing I know for sure. When these things happen, THEY won’t have to wait for me to respond. I am so excited for my debut novel that I will respond immediately.

I know that when the proposed cover comes, I will be on it in a heartbeat. I will probably send my input within minutes.

When the editorial contact is made, I will be sure to respond that very day, and when edits are suggested or proposed, I will get to work on it that very day. I remember with Virtual Tales, I worked on every set of edits immediately. I know I’ll do the same for Cogito.

Can’t wait. Oh wait, I have to. This waiting is a different kind of waiting, but it's still not easy.
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