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Nick Carter Stories No. 140
Nick Carter Stories No. 140, May 15, 1915: The Melting-Potis a vintage detective tale featuring the famed sleuthNick Carteras he investigates the theft of a valuable Waldmere family silver and gold plate. The story opens with a tense confrontation between Carter and a crafty antagonist who harbors a grudge from a prior arrest, setting the […]
Nick Carter Stories No. 136
The Man They Held Backis a pulp detective adventure featuring the famous fictional sleuth Nick Carter. In this story Carter investigates a mysterious situation involving a man who appears to be secretly detained or prevented from acting by hidden enemies. As Carter follows the clues through disguises, interrogations, and dangerous confrontations, he uncovers a deeper […]
The Stolen Brain
The Stolen Brainis a fast-paced detective adventure featuring the famous fictional detective Nick Carter and his assistant Patsy Garvan. Disguised and working undercover in New York, they investigate suspicious activity surrounding a controversial surgeon, Dr. Hiram A. Grantley, who is rumored to perform dangerous and unethical experiments. As Carter follows the clues, the case escalates […]
Won By Magic
Won by Magic; or, Nick Carter’s Mysterious Earis a pulp detective adventure featuring the famous fictional detective Nick Carter. The story begins when Carter receives a mysterious telegram that sends him from a steamship to India and onward toward Nepal to investigate the disappearance of a young man. Accompanied by the boy’s father, Jefferson Arnold, […]
A Sharper’s Downfall
A Sharper’s Downfall Into the Netis a classicNick Carter detective storyfrom the early 1900s dime-novel series. In the story, the famous detectiveNick Carterinvestigates a sophisticated burglary and a network of criminals led by expert thieves and safe-crackers. Through surveillance, disguises, and clever strategy, Carter and his assistants track the gang across New York City, gradually […]
Following a Chance Clew
Following a Chance Clew — Nick Carter’s Lucky Findis a classic pulp-era detective story featuring the famous fictional sleuthNick Carter. In the novel, Carter becomes involved in a complex investigation that begins with a small accidental clue and leads to a dangerous criminal conspiracy involving stolen diamonds, a mysterious gang, and violent intrigue. Using careful […]
The Cat’s Paw
The Cat’s Pawis a mystery novel that begins with the sudden and suspicious death of an elderly woman,Miss Susan Baird, whose passing quickly raises questions about whether it was suicide or murder. Her nieceKitty Bairdand others close to the family become entangled in the investigation as hidden motives, family tensions, and secrets begin to surface. […]
The Traitors of the Tropics
The story follows famous detectiveNick Carteras he becomes entangled in an international conspiracy involvingPrince Marcos, who is trying to return to his homeland, Joyalita, to prevent a political coup after surviving an assassination attempt. The narrative mixesdetective work, espionage, and tropical adventuretypical of early pulp thrillers.
Special Detective (Ashton-Kirk)
SHTON-KIRK is a young man of means and position. The unusual has a sort of fascination for him; his subtle perception, and keen, direct habit of mind cause him to delight in the investigation of those crimes which have proved too shadowy for the police. In “Ashton-Kirk, Investigator,” another book dealing with his experiences, he […]
A Son of Ishmael – A Novel
Not many years ago in the neighbourhood of Andover stood a lonely house, which went by the name of the Grange. It was enclosed in walled-in gardens, and people who passed by on the high road saw nothing of it. The house itself was squarely built—its windows were small, with old-fashioned latticed panes, and its […]