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.




Friday, June 7, 2013

Last Day of School Today

And the melancholy settles in. But I will have more time to write. Maybe even some time to read. I've lamented about not having time to read. That it's probably one of the reasons I haven't read any other author's book in some time. That could change. But it probably won't. Not only do I want to start a new book this summer, I want to go over the ones I've already written and bring them up to par with everything I've learned from Penumbra in regards to 3rd person POV, and the many other things that make writing good. And that means Killer of Killers, too. But it also means Killer Eyes and John Dunn. And with those books, it will probably take the whole summer to get them to the point where I will be satisfied. As for new books? I've talked a little about The Killers Guild. And there is that YA book I started a couple years ago. I revisited it  a week ago or so, and guess what? I liked it! Maybe I'll pursue that one some day. We'll  see. Bye for now.
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