The Amethyst Cross

"The Amethyst Cross" by Fergus Hume is a story filled with mystery and love in the early 1900s. The book focuses on Lesbia Hale and George Walker, two lovers struggling to be together because of Lesbia's controlling father, Walter Hale. Walter doesn't like George and seems to be hiding something about an amethyst cross that Lesbia now owns, which her mother left to her when she died. The story starts romantically between Lesbia and George until her father shows up, making the readers concerned about their relationship. Then, things get even more complicated after George is attacked, and the cross disappears from his house, which makes Lesbia upset about her father's secrets and the dangers surrounding George. The book has moments of confusion with the mysteries of love, family expectations, and secrets that come out.