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, March 23, 2012

Itching to Begin Edits

If you go to the Melange Books website and click on the “Coming Soon” link, you’ll see a list of their titles arranged by the month they will be released. KILLER OF KILLERS is pegged to be released in August. And it’s the only book listed for an August release. That’s OK with me. It might get more attention that way.

But it’s already closing in on April. That leaves four full months until it’s released. And I’m scratching my head because there has been no editing yet. I suppose it’s on queue to be edited. I just hope the release isn’t pushed back. I'm looking forward to holding that book in my hands. And I am biting my tongue when I talk to people about it. I don’t want to say, “KILLER OF KILLERS is getting published, but not until August.” Because look what happened twice with THE VASE. I would rather say, “KILLER OF KILLERS is out right now and you can buy it today.”
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