Red Money

By Fergus Hume

(3.5 stars) • 10 reviews

Amidst a backdrop of wealth and suspicion, a tangled web of love, betrayal, and hidden identities emerges, threatening to expose the secrets that lie beneath the surface of high society.

Genres

Crime/Mystery Literature Fiction

Released

2005-03-14

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Summary

"Red Money" by Fergus Hume is an early 20th-century novel that explores complex relationships and observations about society, focusing on love, envy, and hidden identities. The main characters, including, Lord Garvington, Lady Agnes Pine, and Noel Lambert, are caught in a web of emotions that drives forward the story’s action. The story begins with the characters having breakfast at The Manor, where a conversation about gypsies and predictions transitions to the underlying tensions of relationships. Lord Garvington voices distrust, connecting the gypsies to recent robberies. Miss Greeby introduces that Lady Agnes and her former love, Noel Lambert, are at the center of swirling accusations. As their social statuses and hidden desires are revealed, the scene becomes a conflict of old fidelities and new plans, hinting at upcoming betrayals and loyalties.