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, June 11, 2012

I Have an Editor

But it's not Tom. It's Nancy. And that's an honor. She happens to be the top person at Melange Books, (meaning she is the owner of the company.) She advised me just yesterday that she is now editing KILLER OF KILLERS.

I had thought it was going to be Tom. He was the acquisitions editor who had accepted my manuscript, and for that reason I figured he was vested in the story and would be a great editor. But I'm guessing he is busy with a ton of other manuscripts, so Nancy told me that she'll be doing the editing and I will receive the edits in about ten days.

Which is good. Because I'm taking the family to Disneyland the week of July 4th, so I'm hoping to get the edits back to her before I go. Otherwise, I'll be spending a lot of time on a laptop instead of being out there enjoying Disneyland with my family. And that won't be good. But it's happening now. I'm confident KILLER OF KILLERS will be released on time.
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