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 6, 2013

Stories Featuring Obsession

I know it's been done a few times. There's even a couple movies with Obsession as the title. Someone gets obsessed with someone or something, and that makes for the plot of the story. In Killer Eyes, I talked about the Chinese woman who is the antagonist in that story. And she becomes obsessed with Trent Smith, who is the main character.

First of all, Ming Sang, (that's her name,) is the leader of the Killers Guild. The Killers Guild originated in China during WWII, and their mission was killing the Japanese invaders. But in the years following, and especially after Ming's father died, it took on a different objective. They became little more than hired assassins. And they were hired to assassinate Trent Smith. But instead of killing him, she becomes fascinated with him. Yes, even obsessed.

I'll probably be talking more about it in the months to come, but that is the basis for the story at this point. Oh, there's much more to be sure. But it's still being revised. We'll see how it turns out.

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