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, January 2, 2012

So Happy New Year

Everyone deserves a chance to begin anew. And the new year is the perfect time to do it. I've had some bad luck in the publishing channels. And even now, it continues to plague me.

But that's where starting anew comes in. Yes, I'm starting over with a few things, and I am talking about publishers. As the days go by, I'll be more forthcoming. But changes are in the wind. Stay tuned.

Meanwhile, KOK has been fully revised yet again, and submitted to that new publisher. I like what I've learned about them so far. So fingers crossed. And now it's back to my WIP, the JOHN DUNN story. I'm so close to the end. I'm right in the middle of the battle of Ulundi. It's the final battle of the Zulu War. I plan on that being my story's climax. After that, the final chapter will be the denouement. And then ta da... I'll be finished with the first draft finally.
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