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, May 23, 2013

A Writer's Dream

I would think that after finding a publisher and having a novel published, the next thing that would make a writer's dream come true is having his/her book made into a movie. And I've often talked about that on the blog. Just to have some fun, tomorrow I will list all of the characters in Killer of Killers, along with photos of the actors and actress who would best fit the parts.

Sure, I've talked about Trent Smith and Samantha Jones, and recently I've found an actress who might be right for Susie Quinn, but the cast in that story includes many other very interesting characters. And even though I haven't talked much about them, it doesn't mean I haven't given them much thought. So today, I will research the actors and actresses out there and try to download some photos, so I can present the cast of characters and the actors and actresses who could play them, along with the photos of what they would look like in the story Killer of Killers.

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