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 2, 2012

THE VASE - WOW

I've been so excited about the imminent publication of KILLER OF KILLERS, I'd almost forgotten just how great THE VASE is. And now that I've been focusing on it while awaiting the ARC of KOK, it just keeps getting better and better.

I suppose I shouldn't act like it's all that, but you know what? It is. I'm not a better writer than anyone else out there, but like anyone else who puts in a tremendous amount of time and effort to make something better and better, it happened. KOK got better and better over five years, and the same thing is true for THE VASE.

There is no secret formula, no secret password, no magic words, and no incantation. It's all about hard work. And the more you work on something, the better it gets. That's what has happened with KILLER OF KILLERS and THE VASE. That's all.
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