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, July 27, 2012

THE VASE-Back to Submissions

I still haven't given up on my submissions for THE VASE, but after five months with no word, I think it's time to get back on the ball. Or better said it's time to get that ball rolling again.

I really have high hopes for THE VASE. Because it's such an original story, such an original idea. I really don't believe that idea has ever before been used in any kind of story. No movie, no book, no TV show, no play, nowhere.

They say no news is good news when it comes to a submission to a publisher, but I would think that the longer it takes, the lower your chances become. Maybe not necessarily, but I just can't sit on my thumbs anymore. Yes, I've been enjoying the fact that KILLER OF KILLERS is getting published.

But I have a sentimental attachment to THE VASE. You see, it's about a ceramicist, and I'm a ceramicist in real life. No, it's not an autobiography. It's just a great story that needs to be read. So it needs to be published. And I have a couple publishers even now waiting for my green light.

And they may get it. But first I want to see what options are out there. I'm not in a hurry to get it published, since KILLER OF KILLERS will see print next month. But it's ready. Boy, is it ready.
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