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, August 20, 2012

First Day of School - And Final ARC is Perfect

Well, today was the first day of school, and it felt great to be back in the grind. I'm one of those teachers who happens to love his job, and being around my students again was a great thing. But I didn't have time to blog this morning, so it's why I'm doing it now.

Besides all of that, my final ARC came Sunday morning, and it was flawless. Absolutely flawless. That means no typos. Even though everyone seems to admit that typos are inevitable, I can say, at least for now, that KILLER OF KILLERS has no typos.

There is one spot that somehow got changed, but it's not a typo. One of the lines in there was supposed to be italicized, and I discovered that it wasn't, but I figure no one will even be able to tell which line it is. So I'm not gonna tell. BUT, I will award anyone who can find that line a free book. Either eBook or print. Their choice.

So as things go, I can't be more happy about how well the book turned out. I'll be getting my first print book, (the advance Print Proof copy) in about a week. It will be the first time I will be able to hold in my hands a book that I wrote.

And what a book. I have no qualms in admitting what I think of that book. It's my favorite book of all time. My favorite character of all time. And it's my favorite story of all time. Yeah, so I'm biased, so what? That doesn't matter. What matters is that KILLER OF KILLERS is the greatest martial arts book ever written. Hands down. And kudos to Melange Books for recognizing that and publishing it. That's one great publisher there. And I have no problem saying that either.
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