Transcriber’s Notes:

The original spelling, hyphenation, and punctuation have been retained, with the exception of apparent typographical errors which have been corrected.

For convenience, a table of contents, which is not present in the original, has been included.

CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE
I.THE BEGINNING OF A PLOT.[5]
II.BACK FROM THE DEAD.[20]
III.JIMMY DURYEA’S DARING.[28]
IV.THROWING THE GAUNTLET.[37]
V.THE GHOST OF JIMMY.[46]
VI.NICK MEETS DEFIANCE.[55]
VII.WHEN A MAN IS DESPERATE.[65]
VIII.PLOTTING AGAINST A PLOTTER.[74]
IX.EXCITEMENT IN THE NIGHT.[83]
X.A PLOT MOST FOUL[93]
XI.THE DIAMOND NECKLACE.[103]
XII.THE REVELATIONS OF NAN.[112]
XIII.THE LAYING OF THE GHOST.[121]
XIV.THE STOLEN IDENTITY.[129]
XV.A WOMAN OF MYSTERY.[145]
XVI.GOING AFTER JUNO.[154]
XVII.JUNO.[163]
XVIII.A DANGEROUS WOMAN.[172]
XIX.TRAILED BY FATALITIES.[181]
XX.THE SIREN EXERTS HER SKILL.[190]
XXI.THE SIREN AT WORK.[199]
XXII.A SECRET MISSION.[218]
XXIII.THE WORK OF A SECRET AGENT.[234]
XXIV.THE AMBASSADOR’S CABINET.[243]
XXV.THE HOLLOW BEDPOST.[252]
XXVI.THE WOMAN SPY.[261]
XXVII.IN THE NET OF A SIREN.[270]
XXVIII.A FIGHT IN THE STREET.[287]
XXIX.MURDER.[296]
XXX.BARE-FACED JIMMY’S DOUBLE.[305]

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
901—A Weird Treasure902—The Middle Link
903—To the Ends of the Earth904—When Honors Pall
905—The Yellow Brand906—A New Serpent in Eden
907—When Brave Men Tremble908—A Test of Courage
909—Where Peril Beckons910—The Gargoni Girdle
911—Rascals & Co.912—Too Late to Talk
913—Satan’s Apt Pupil914—The Girl Prisoner
915—The Danger of Folly916—One Shipwreck Too Many
917—Scourged by Fear918—The Red Plague
919—Scoundrels Rampant920—From Clew to Clew
921—When Rogues Conspire922—Twelve in a Grave
923—The Great Opium Case924—A Conspiracy of Rumors
925—A Klondike Claim926—The Evil Formula
927—The Man of Many Faces928—The Great Enigma
929—The Burden of Proof930—The Stolen Brain
931—A Titled Counterfeiter932—The Magic Necklace
933—’Round the World for a Quarter934—Over the Edge of the World
935—In the Grip of Fate936—The Case of Many Clews
937—The Sealed Door938—Nick Carter and the Green Goods Men
939—The Man Without a Will940—Tracked Across the Atlantic
941—A Clew from the Unknown942—The Crime of a Countess
943—A Mixed-up Mess944—The Great Money-order Swindle
945—The Adder’s Brood946—A Wall Street Haul
947—For a Pawned Crown948—Sealed Orders
949—The Hate that Kills950—The American Marquis
951—The Needy Nine952—Fighting Against Millions
953—Outlaws of the Blue954—The Old Detective’s Pupil
955—Found in the Jungle956—The Mysterious Mail Robbery
957—Broken Bars958—A Fair Criminal
959—Won by Magic960—The Piano Box Mystery
961—The Man They Held Back962—A Millionaire Partner
963—A Pressing Peril964—An Australian Klondike
965—The Sultan’s Pearls966—The Double Shuffle Club
967—Paying the Price968—A Woman’s Hand
969—A Network of Crime970—At Thompson’s Ranch
971—The Crossed Needles972—The Diamond Mine Case
973—Blood Will Tell974—An Accidental Password
975—The Crook’s Double976—Two Plus Two
977—The Yellow Label978—The Clever Celestial
979—The Amphitheater Plot980—Gideon Drexel’s Millions
981—Death in Life982—A Stolen Identity
983—Evidence by Telephone984—The Twelve Tin Boxes
985—Clew Against Clew986—Lady Velvet
987—Playing a Bold Game988—A Dead Man’s Grip
989—Snarled Identities990—A Deposit Vault Puzzle
991—The Crescent Brotherhood992—The Stolen Pay Train
993—The Sea Fox994—Wanted by Two Clients
995—The Van Alstine Case996—Check No. 777
997—Partners in Peril998—Nick Carter’s Clever Protégé
999—The Sign of the Crossed Knives1000—The Man Who Vanished
1001—A Battle for the Right1002—A Game of Craft
1003—Nick Carter’s Retainer1004—Caught in the Toils
1005—A Broken Bond1006—The Crime of the French Café
1007—The Man Who Stole Millions1008—The Twelve Wise Men
1009—Hidden Foes1010—A Gamblers’ Syndicate
1011—A Chance Discovery1012—Among the Counterfeiters
1013—A Threefold Disappearance1014—At Odds with Scotland Yard
1015—A Princess of Crime1016—Found on the Beach
1017—A Spinner of Death1018—The Detective’s Pretty Neighbor
1019—A Bogus Clew1020—The Puzzle of Five Pistols
1021—The Secret of the Marble Mantel1022—A Bite of an Apple
1023—A Triple Crime1024—The Stolen Race Horse
1025—Wildfire1026—A Herald Personal
1027—The Finger of Suspicion1028—The Crimson Clew
1029—Nick Carter Down East1030—The Chain of Clews
1031—A Victim of Circumstances1032—Brought to Bay
1033—The Dynamite Trap1034—A Scrap of Black Lace
1035—The Woman of Evil1036—A Legacy of Hate
1037—A Trusted Rogue1038—Man Against Man
1039—The Demons of the Night1040—The Brotherhood of Death
1041—At the Knife’s Point1042—A Cry for Help
1043—A Stroke of Policy1044—Hounded to Death
1045—A Bargain in Crime1046—The Fatal Prescription
1047—The Man of Iron1048—An Amazing Scoundrel
1049—The Chain of Evidence1050—Paid with Death
1051—A Fight for a Throne1052—The Woman of Steel
1053—The Seal of Death1054—The Human Fiend
1055—A Desperate Chance1056—A Chase in the Dark
1057—The Snare and the Game1058—The Murray Hill Mystery
1059—Nick Carter’s Close Call1060—The Missing Cotton King
1061—A Game of Plots1062—The Prince of Liars
1063—The Man at the Window1064—The Red League
1065—The Price of a Secret1066—The Worst Case on Record
1067—From Peril to Peril1068—The Seal of Silence
1069—Nick Carter’s Chinese Puzzle1070—A Blackmailer’s Bluff
1071—Heard in the Dark1072—A Checkmated Scoundrel
1073—The Cashier’s Secret1074—Behind a Mask