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.




Thursday, June 21, 2012

Melange Books has Top Editorial Guidelines.

Heard from my editor today, and POV changes are never acceptable. At least not in books published by Melange. So that should be some proof that Melange publishes only top quality books. That is, books that passed their stringent editorial guidelines. And that's a good thing. You hear so much about poorly written books. Mostly from self-published authors. But I swear I've seen some horrible writing in some books published by recognizable houses. It's amazing, really how bad they can get.
You would think they weren't even edited. And if they were they weren't edited very well.

Now that I'm undergoing my third time being edited by a professional editor from a third publishing house, I think I'm getting pretty good at understanding what editors expect. And the most stringent ones are right here with my current publisher. Melange. Of couse, I haven't reached the second round of edits yet. Let's see how that goes. But I'm ready and rarin' to go. Stay tuned. KILLER OF KILLERS is coming soon. If you like great action adventure stories, this one's right for you.

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