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CONTENTS
CHAPTER PAGE
I. A DOUBTFULL CLIENT 5
II. MR. SNELL IN TROUBLE 15
III. A GAME OF WATCHING 26
IV. PATSY’S DANCING LESSON 42
V. CAUGHT IN THE HILLS 53
VI. PATSY IS FORCED TO SLEEP 62
VII. THE MYSTERY OF GEORGE SNELL 76
VIII. THE RANSOM 91
IX. A CALL TO COLORADO 104
X. WAITING FOR NICK CARTER 118
XI. A SUSPECT AND AN ALIBI 132
XII. THE JOURNEY TO HANK LOW’S 146
XIII. AN ARREST 156
XIV. SNAPPED 172
XV. DADDY DREW’S DIVE 183
XVI. HANK LOW’S LUCK 194
NICK CARTER STORIES
New Magnet Library
Not a Dull Book in This List
ALL BY NICHOLAS CARTER
Nick Carter stands for an interesting detective story. The fact that the books in this line are so uniformly good is entirely due to the work of a specialist. The man who wrote these stories produced no other type of fiction. His mind was concentrated upon the creation of new plots and situations in which his hero emerged triumphantly from all sorts of troubles and landed the criminal just where he should be—behind the bars.
The author of these stories knew more about writing detective stories than any other single person.
Following is a list of the best Nick Carter stories. They have been selected with extreme care, and we unhesitatingly recommend each of them as being fully as interesting as any detective story between cloth covers which sells at ten times the price.
If you do not know Nick Carter, buy a copy of any of the New Magnet Library books, and get acquainted. He will surprise and delight you.
ALL TITLES ALWAYS IN PRINT
850—Wanted: A Clew 851—A Tangled Skein
852—The Bullion Mystery 853—The Man of Riddles
854—A Miscarriage of Justice 855—The Gloved Hand
856—Spoilers and the Spoils 857—The Deeper Game
858—Bolts from Blue Skies 859—Unseen Foes
860—Knaves in High Places 861—The Microbe of Crime
862—In the Toils of Fear 863—A Heritage of Trouble
864—Called to Account 865—The Just and the Unjust
866—Instinct at Fault 867—A Rogue Worth Trapping
868—A Rope of Slender Threads 869—The Last Call
870—The Spoils of Chance 871—A Struggle with Destiny
872—The Slave of Crime 873—The Crook’s Blind
874—A Rascal of Quality 875—With Shackles of Fire
876—The Man Who Changed Faces 877—The Fixed Alibi
878—Out with the Tide 879—The Soul Destroyers
880—The Wages of Rascality 881—Birds of Prey
882—When Destruction Threatens 883—The Keeper of Black Hounds
884—The Door of Doubt 885—The Wolf Within
886—A Perilous Parole 887—The Trail of the Finger Prints
888—Dodging the Law 889—A Crime in Paradise
890—On the Ragged Edge 891—The Red God of Tragedy
892—The Man Who Paid 893—The Blind Man’s Daughter
894—One Object in Life 895—As a Crook Sows
896—In Record Time 897—Held in Suspense
898—The $100,000 Kiss 899—Just One Slip
900—On a Million-dollar Trail 901—A Weird Treasure
902—The Middle Link 903—To the Ends of the Earth
904—When Honors Pall 905—The Yellow Brand
906—A New Serpent in Eden 907—When Brave Men Tremble
908—A Test of Courage 909—Where Peril Beckons
910—The Garoni Girdle 911—Rascals & Co.
912—Too Late to Talk 913—Satan’s Apt Pupil
914—The Girl Prisoner 915—The Danger of Folly
916—One Shipwreck Too Many 917—Scourged by Fear
918—The Red Plague 919—Scoundrels Rampant
920—From Clew to Clew 921—When Rogues Conspire
922—Twelve in a Grave 923—The Great Opium Case
924—A Conspiracy of Rumors 925—A Klondike Claim
926—The Evil Formula 927—The Man of Many Faces
928—The Great Enigma 929—The Burden of Proof
930—The Stolen Brain 931—A Titled Counterfeiter
932—The Magic Necklace 933—’Round the World for a Quarter
934—Over the Edge of the World 935—In the Grip of Fate
936—The Case of Many Clews 937—The Sealed Door
938—Nick Carter and the Green Goods Men 939—The Man Without a Will
940—Tracked Across the Atlantic 941—A Clew from the Unknown
942—The Crime of a Countess 943—A Mixed up Mess
944—The Great Money-order Swindle 945—The Adder’s Brood
946—A Wall Street Haul 947—For a Pawned Crown
948—Sealed Orders 949—The Hate that Kills
950—The American Marquis 951—The Needy Nine
952—Fighting Against Millions 953—Outlaws of the Blue
954—The Old Detective’s Pupil 955—Found in the Jungle
956—The Mysterious Mail Robbery 957—Broken Bars
958—A Fair Criminal 959—Won by Magic
960—The Piano Box Mystery 961—The Man They Held Back
962—A Millionaire Partner 963—A Pressing Peril
964—An Australian Klondike 965—The Sultan’s Pearls
966—The Double Shuffle Club 967—Paying the Price
968—A Woman’s Hand 969—A Network of Crime
970—At Thompson’s Ranch 971—The Crossed Needles
972—The Diamond Mine Case 973—Blood Will Tell
974—An Accidental Password 975—The Crook’s Double
976—Two Plus Two 977—The Yellow Label
978—The Clever Celestial 979—The Amphitheater Plot
980—Gideon Drexel’s Millions 981—Death in Life
982—A Stolen Identity 983—Evidence by Telephone
984—The Twelve Tin Boxes 985—Clew Against Clew
986—Lady Velvet 987—Playing a Bold Game
988—A Dead Man’s Grip 989—Snarled Identities
990—A Deposit Vault Puzzle 991—The Crescent Brotherhood
992—The Stolen Pay Train 993—The Sea Fox
994—Wanted by Two Clients 995—The Van Alstine Case
996—Check No. 777 997—Partners in Peril
998—Nick Carter’s Clever Protégé 999—The Sign of the Crossed Knives
1000—The Man Who Vanished 1001—A Battle for the Right
1002—A Game of Craft 1003—Nick Carter’s Retainer
1004—Caught in the Toils 1005—A Broken Bond
1006—The Crime of the French Café 1007—The Man Who Stole Millions
1008—The Twelve Wise Men 1009—Hidden Foes
1010—A Gamblers’ Syndicate 1011—A Chance Discovery
1012—Among the Counterfeiters 1013—A Threefold Disappearance
1014—At Odds with Scotland Yard 1015—A Princess of Crime
1016—Found on the Beach 1017—A Spinner of Death
1018—The Detective’s Pretty Neighbor 1019—A Bogus Clew
1020—The Puzzle of Five Pistols 1021—The Secret of the Marble Mantle
1022—A Bite of an Apple 1023—A Triple Crime
1024—The Stolen Race Horse 1025—Wildfire
1026—A Herald Personal 1027—The Finger of Suspicion
1028—The Crimson Clew 1029—Nick Carter Down East
1030—The Chain of Clews 1031—A Victim of Circumstances
1032—Brought to Bay 1033—The Dynamite Trap
1034—A Scrap of Black Lace 1035—The Woman of Evil
1036—A Legacy of Hate 1037—A Trusted Rogue
1038—Man Against Man 1039—The Demons of the Night
1040—The Brotherhood of Death 1041—At the Knife’s Point
1042—A Cry for Help 1043—A Stroke of Policy
1044—Hounded to Death 1045—A Bargain in Crime
1046—The Fatal Prescription 1047—The Man of Iron
1048—An Amazing Scoundrel 1049—The Chain of Evidence
1050—Paid with Death 1051—A Fight for a Throne
1052—The Woman of Steel 1053—The Seal of Death
1054—The Human Fiend 1055—A Desperate Chance
1056—A Chase in the Dark 1057—The Snare and the Game
1058—The Murray Hill Mystery 1059—Nick Carter’s Close Call
1060—The Missing Cotton King 1061—A Game of Plots
1062—The Prince of Liars 1063—The Man at the Window
1064—The Red League 1065—The Price of a Secret
1066—The Worst Case on Record 1067—From Peril to Peril
1068—The Seal of Silence 1069—Nick Carter’s Chinese Puzzle
1070—A Blackmailer’s Bluff 1071—Heard in the Dark
1072—A Checkmated Scoundrel 1073—The Cashier’s Secret
1074—Behind a Mask 1075—The Cloak of Guilt
1076—Two Villains in One 1077—The Hot Air Clew
1078—Run to Earth 1079—The Certified Check
1080—Weaving the Web 1081—Beyond Pursuit
1082—The Claws of the Tiger 1083—Driven from Cover
1084—A Deal in Diamonds 1085—The Wizard of the Cue
1086—A Race for Ten Thousand 1087—The Criminal Link
1088—The Red Signal 1089—The Secret Panel
1090—A Bonded Villain 1091—A Move in the Dark
1092—Against Desperate Odds 1093—The Telltale Photographs
1094—The Ruby Pin 1095—The Queen of Diamonds
1096—A Broken Trail 1097—An Ingenious Stratagem
1098—A Sharper’s Downfall 1099—A Race Track Gamble
1100—Without a Clew 1101—The Council of Death
1102—The Hole in the Vault 1103—In Death’s Grip
1104—A Great Conspiracy 1105—The Guilty Governor
1106—A Ring of Rascals 1107—A Masterpiece of Crime
1108—A Blow for Vengeance 1109—Tangled Threads
1110—The Crime of the Camera 1111—The Sign of the Dagger
1112—Nick Carter’s Promise 1113—Marked for Death
1114—The Limited Holdup 1115—When the Trap Was Sprung
1116—Through the Cellar Wall 1117—Under the Tiger’s Claws
1118—The Girl in the Case 1119—Behind a Throne
1120—The Lure of Gold 1121—Hand to Hand
1122—From a Prison Cell 1123—Dr. Quartz, Magician
1124—Into Nick Carter’s Web 1125—The Mystic Diagram
1126—The Hand that Won 1127—Playing a Lone Hand
1128—The Master Villain 1129—The False Claimant
1130—The Living Mask 1131—The Crime and the Motive
1132—A Mysterious Foe 1133—A Missing Man
1134—A Game Well Played 1135—A Cigarette Clew
1136—The Diamond Trail 1137—The Silent Guardian
1138—The Dead Stranger 1140—The Doctor’s Stratagem
1141—Following a Chance Clew 1142—The Bank Draft Puzzle
1143—The Price of Treachery 1144—The Silent Partner
1145—Ahead of the Game 1146—A Trap of Tangled Wire
1147—In the Gloom of Night 1148—The Unaccountable Crook
1149—A Bundle of Clews 1150—The Great Diamond Syndicate
1151—The Death Circle 1152—The Toss of a Penny
1153—One Step Too Far 1154—The Terrible Thirteen
1155—A Detective’s Theory 1156—Nick Carter’s Auto Trail
1157—A Triple Identity 1158—A Mysterious Graft
1159—A Carnival of Crime 1160—The Bloodstone Terror
1161—Trapped in His Own Net 1162—The Last Move in the Game
1163—A Victim of Deceit 1164—With Links of Steel
1165—A Plaything of Fate 1166—The Key Ring Clew
1167—Playing for a Fortune 1168—At Mystery’s Threshold
1169—Trapped by a Woman 1170—The Four Fingered Glove
1171—Nabob and Knave 1172—The Broadway Cross
1173—The Man Without a Conscience 1174—A Master of Deviltry
1175—Nick Carter’s Double Catch 1176—Doctor Quartz’s Quick Move
1177—The Vial of Death 1178—Nick Carter’s Star Pupils
1179—Nick Carter’s Girl Detective 1180—A Baffled Oath
1181—A Royal Thief 1182—Down and Out
1183—A Syndicate of Rascals 1184—Played to a Finish
1185—A Tangled Case 1186—In Letters of Fire
1187—Crossed Wires 1188—A Plot Uncovered
1189—The Cab Driver’s Secret 1190—Nick Carter’s Death Warrant
1191—The Plot that Failed 1192—Nick Carter’s Masterpiece
1193—A Prince of Rogues 1194—In the Lap of Danger
1195—The Man from London 1196—Circumstantial Evidence
1197—The Pretty Stenographer Mystery 1198—A Villainous Scheme
1199—A Plot Within a Plot 1200—The Elevated Railroad Mystery
1201—The Blow of a Hammer 1202—The Twin Mystery
1203—The Bottle with the Black Label 1204—Under False Colors
1205—A Ring of Dust 1206—The Crown Diamond
1207—The Blood-red Badge 1208—The Barrel Mystery
1209—The Photographer’s Evidence 1210—Millions at Stake
1211—The Man and his Price 1212—A Double-Handed Game
In order that there may be no confusion, we desire to say that the books listed below will be issued during the respective months in New York City and vicinity. They may not reach the readers at a distance promptly, on account of delays in transportation.
To be published in July, 1927.
1213—A Strike for Freedom 1214—A Disciple of Satan
To be published in Aug., 1927.
1215—The Marked Hand 1216—A Fight with a Fiend
1217—When the Wicked Prosper
To be published in Sept., 1927.
1218—A Plunge into Crime 1219—An Artful Schemer
To be published in Oct., 1927.
1220—Reaping the Whirlwind 1221—Out of Crime’s Depths
To be published in Nov., 1927.
1222—A Woman at Bay 1223—The Temple of Vice
To be published in Dec., 1927.
1224—Death at the Feast 1225—A Double Plot