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, January 30, 2013

Her Name is Ellen Hollman

Well, after some more research into who that actress on Spartacus is, I found out that her name is Ellen Hollman, and as you can see in this photo, she would indeed qualify for the part of Samantha Jones in my novel, Killer of Killers. This is not how she appears in Spartacus, though. But it is how she would look as Samantha Jones.
Even still, this doesn't mean she supplants Amber Heard as my first choice. Amber Heard is still no. 1 in my book, or the lead runner for the part. But you never know. When movies get made, sometimes the actor/actress that is offered the part isn't available and the producers have no choice but to find someone else. So if Amber Heard couldn't do it for whatever reason, Ellen Hollman would  be a good choice. And given that she's already worked with Dustin Clare, all the better.
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