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.




Wednesday, August 15, 2012

Pesky Errors

Can't seem to get past those pesky word processing errors on the ARC. It's like, finally I'm getting Killer of Killers published. Finally it got edited, and finally the ARC arrives. Only it's not good to go. But it's a good thing that ARCs exist. It's the last chance an author has to make sure the book is free of errors. Well, I'm the author, and inspect it I did.

And as is, it's not good to go. Melange fixed the Author page as I requested, but those word processing errors seem to hang on like, well, I suppose there's a ton of similes that would work here.  And I'd like to use one. But I've gotten out of the habit ever since most writing sites advise against using them in your prose.

But I sent word back to Nancy with a revised itemized list of things to correct. So it's back to waiting. Waiting? Where have I heard that before? Stay tuned.
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