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, June 5, 2012

Book Launch Party?

No. I don't want to have a "Book Launch" Party. I know that this is one of the ways authors promote and celebrate the release of a new book. But I'm someone who doesn't like to throw parties. I don't like the planning, the invitations, the hosting, or the preparation, set-up, and clean-up. I'm still smarting for when my wife threw that surprise party for me about five years ago. (I told her not to do that.)

Anyway, I know it's something good to do. It gets the word out, and if you throw the party in a book store, then people who aren't invited will know about it. That is, those people who just happen to show up at the bookstore while the party is in progress. But even though it may well sell some books, I'm still averse to the "party" idea.

So we'll see. I might change my mind. Regardless, I'll be promoting the release of KILLER OF KILLERS in other ways. Although I'm still figuring that part out.


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