
audiobook
by Nicholas (House name) Carter
Transcriber’s Notes:
A STOLEN NAME
CHAPTER I. THE BEGINNING OF A PLOT.
CHAPTER II. BACK FROM THE DEAD.
CHAPTER III. JIMMY DURYEA’S DARING.
CHAPTER IV. THROWING THE GAUNTLET.
CHAPTER V. THE GHOST OF JIMMY.
CHAPTER VI. NICK MEETS DEFIANCE.
CHAPTER VII. WHEN A MAN IS DESPERATE.
CHAPTER VIII. PLOTTING AGAINST A PLOTTER.
Nick Carter, the indefatigable sleuth of the pulp era, launches a fresh investigation when a respectable man suddenly finds his very name ripped from him. The theft of an identity pulls Carter into a labyrinth of daring rescues, ghostly rumors, and a femme fatale whose motives remain hidden behind a veil of intrigue. As he pieces together clues from a stolen necklace to whispered conspiracies, the detective’s trademark mix of intuition and hard‑won experience begins to shine.
Soon the case widens into a covert operation that brushes against diplomatic circles, secret agents, and an enigmatic “siren” whose skillful manipulations threaten to turn allies into enemies. Carter must navigate dangerous streets, cryptic messages, and a cascade of betrayals while staying one step ahead of a plot that could upend more than a single life. Listeners will be drawn into a fast‑paced, classic mystery where every turn offers fresh tension and the promise of Carter’s inevitable triumph.
Language
en
Duration
~6 hours (364K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
David Edwards, Nahum Maso i Carcases, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net
Release date
2020-12-27
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

Best known as the shared pen name behind the classic Nick Carter detective adventures, this byline helped shape one of the most popular dime-novel sleuths in American popular fiction. Rather than belonging to one writer, it stood for a long-running storytelling tradition built by multiple hands.
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