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.




Tuesday, March 8, 2022

Not Canceled

 So the Blacklist TV show is not cancelled apparently. And the rift between Red and Dembe seems to be mended. I thought it was stupid anyway. And even more stupid was when Dembe was going to betray Red for his daughter. Not that his daughter wasn't worth it. But the last time we saw his daughter she was like five years old, and now she's a grown up, like thirty something. It's lousy writing. And speaking of daughters, when will they confirm that Lizzy was Red's daughter?

I had said that I thought the show was going in the right direction because Red was now the leader of some ages-old secret organization called the Skinners. But since then, nothing has happened in terms of that.  It's suddenly all about who killed Lizzy, or who hired the guy that killed her. Okay. But I would like to see that secret organization return to the storyline. 

Just have to wait and see. At least Red's friends have stopped betraying him. For now.

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