The Fanciulla Fate

About the Book

There's malice in the fabulous world of superstar musicians, as ruthless kidnappers, for the oddest of reasons, snatch the children of world famous singer Mia Mitsouros. One of the kidnappers threatens over the phone to murder the children if Mia does not obey his commands to the letter. Terrified, she swears her co-star Tony Amato to silence, knowing if he confides in his wife Jen, she, wanting to help, will over-ride Mia and tell the police. This silence leads to a serious misunderstanding between Tony and Jen.

The distraught Mia is unable to sing, and is replaced by the African American singer Valentina Welles. Valentina unwittingly brings racial violence to the already troubled rehearsals.

Days pass, as Mia and her lover Cedric try frantically to obtain the release of the endangered children. Those affected by the kidnapping are forced to reassess their own lives, as events move to a shattering climax.

About the Author

Jean Dell is a first generation Canadian of English and French descent. A sometime free-lance journalist, she now writes suspense novels set in the theatrical and musical worlds. She also writes and illustrates children's books.

Attending university in mid-life when her two daughters were growing up, she obtained degrees in English and French literature, and journalism.

She has played the violin and viola in several Western Canadian symphony orchestras. One of her musical passions is opera, to which she was introduced in France by her Parisian mother.

Jean Dell has travelled, mostly in North America and Europe, and has lived (too briefly) in France. She now lives in Vancouver, Canada.