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