A Stolen Name; Or, The Man Who Defied Nick Carter

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A Stolen Name; Or, The Man Who Defied Nick Carter

by Nicholas (House name) Carter

EN·~6 hours·32 chapters

Chapters

32 total
1

Transcriber’s Notes:

6:46
2

A STOLEN NAME

0:26
3

CHAPTER I. THE BEGINNING OF A PLOT.

18:47
4

CHAPTER II. BACK FROM THE DEAD.

9:25
5

CHAPTER III. JIMMY DURYEA’S DARING.

9:27
6

CHAPTER IV. THROWING THE GAUNTLET.

10:34
7

CHAPTER V. THE GHOST OF JIMMY.

10:17
8

CHAPTER VI. NICK MEETS DEFIANCE.

11:00
9

CHAPTER VII. WHEN A MAN IS DESPERATE.

9:50
10

CHAPTER VIII. PLOTTING AGAINST A PLOTTER.

11:16

Description

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.

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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.

About the author

Nicholas (House name) Carter

Nicholas (House name) Carter

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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