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, February 13, 2013

Killer of Killers Continues to Sell

What makes an author happy? I mean after his/her book has been published. Well, sales for one thing. And Killer of Killers seems to be selling pretty well. So I am happy. And yesterday, a buyer came to me and asked for me to sign the book. That was cool. He was a former student of mine, and after school, he showed up with the book in hand, and asked me to sign it. Of course, the pleasure was mine.

So, yeah, that is a good feeling. I hope that continues. Meanwhile, I did delete one of those scenes in Killer Eyes, that I was talking about recently. It's not the entire subplot, which I still may delete, but that particular scene was not needed, and so now it's gone. Yeah, sometimes you improve by subtraction, and this was one case where that saying applied.

So here's to hoping the Killer of Killers sales continue to be good, and the sequel, Killer Eyes, continues to improve. I want to submit it by the end of this month, and I think I'll make that goal.
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