Originally published twenty-six years ago, we are pleased to be issuing this special edition of Effie Andrews’ very first ‘Madame Astarti’ novel, The Hand of Fate, to coincide with a major new television adaptation of the series.

What the critics say about Effie Andrews:

‘A Miss Marple for the Millennium’ Woman’s Realm

‘She improves a little with every book’ Yorkshire Post

‘Fascinating’ Whitby Gazette

Other ‘Madame Astarti’ novels include:

The Wheel of Fortune

Mermaids Ahoy!

The Finger of Fate

And the prize-winning Pick a Card, Any Card

Effie Andrews was born in Scotland in 1951. She now lives in France.

In this work of fiction, the characters, places and events are either the product of the author’s imagination or they are used entirely fictionally.

Copyright © Effie Andrews 1974