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, August 16, 2012

ARC Done, Delivered, and Approved!

The ARC is done. It's delivered. It's approved. By me. Approved by me, that is. And the bumps in the road have been smoothed. It's as perfect as any document or manuscript can be. I dare say there are no typos in there. And all the last second revisions or edits, they got done. And they are included. All of the paranoia is relieved. It's a finished work.

And Nancy over at Melange sent me the PDF version of the book just this morning, and I couldn't be happier the way it all turned out. Those glitches were actually a blessing in disguise. Because during the course of getting them fixed, I had those last chances to change the things in there that I wanted to get changed. Had it been perfect from the first PDF, I would have lamented this or that.

But now, I have no regrets, no lamentations, and no reservations. It's as perfect as could be. And I am nothing short of thrilled. Can't wait to see it in print. Once again, if you are someone who likes martial arts stories or movies, then this book is the book for you. It will be published August 26th, which is the Sunday after this coming Sunday. Yeah!
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