The Red Symbol

"The Red Symbol" by John Ironside is a captivating mystery where Maurice Wynn, a special correspondent, journeys to St. Petersburg, pulled into a whirlwind of danger, romance, and political tension. His assignment becomes deeply personal when he finds a connection with Anne Pendennis, the woman he loves. The story starts with Maurice receiving an urgent summons to Russia, his plans to confess his feelings to Anne disrupted by a mysterious old foreigner who appears with an alarming photograph of her. This encounter launches Maurice into a murder investigation involving Cassavetti, a man seen in Anne's company, stirring up jealousy, intrigue, and a palpable sense of threat that casts a shadow over everyone, particularly Anne, as the plot rapidly thickens.