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, January 16, 2014

Buy Killer of Killers and The Vase

So yeah, that's a pretty obvious title to this post. Nothing like shameless promotion. But that's the whole purpose of the blog. Can't get more direct than that. I can't advertise anywhere else without spending a lot of money. And that's the problem. If I spend, say, a hundred dollars for an add in a newspaper or a magazine, who's to say I'll earn that hundred bucks back? The best way to sell books is in a bookstore, I'd say, but the bookstores won't stock POD books.

I haven't found that private bookstore owner yet. I tried the other day. But wouldn't you know, the owner has two bookstores, and he goes to the one that's farther away from where I am. Of course. Doesn't mean I can't call him, or just make the trip across town. Just got to find the time to do it. I should have done it weeks ago. Still it's on my agenda. In the meantime, since my stats page indicates that hundreds of people actually visit this blog every month, I would hope that some of these blog readers will buy a copy of one of my books. And if you have, then I thank you. I hope you enjoyed the book. I would bet that you did.

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