
audiobook
by Nicholas (House name) Carter, Roland Ashford Phillips
CHAPTER I. THE COMING OF JAI SINGH.
CHAPTER II. UP INTO THE HILLS.
CHAPTER III. WHERE THE BABOO LOST OUT.
CHAPTER IV. A STRANGE CRY AT NIGHT.
CHAPTER V. THE SNAKE CHARMER.
CHAPTER VI. A RUNNING SKIRMISH.
CHAPTER VII. ADIL TELLS HIS STORY.
CHAPTER VIII. READY FOR INVASION.
CHAPTER IX. OVER THE PRECIPICE.
CHAPTER X. THE LOST ONE FOUND.
A crisp telegram arrives aboard the luxury steamer Marathon, its terse command—“Get up to Nepal quickly”—sparking a puzzling investigation. Private detective Nick Carter, traveling with the wealthy shipowner Jefferson Arnold, learns that Arnold’s son and trusted agent have vanished under mysterious circumstances in Calcutta. The clues are scant, but the message hints at a hidden trail leading deep into the Himalayas, promising danger and intrigue far from the bustling ports.
Carter’s sharp mind and seasoned instincts draw him into a race against time, navigating treacherous waters and exotic landscapes. As the steamer slides toward the glittering wharves of Calcutta, the detective must decipher who sent the cryptic note and why, while confronting the shadowy forces that may be pulling the strings. Listeners will be swept into a classic early‑twentieth‑century adventure, where every clue could unravel a secret that reaches far beyond the Indian coast.
Language
en
Duration
~3 hours (188K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
David Edwards and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (Northern Illinois University Digital Library)
Release date
Nov 15, 2021
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

Best known as the house name behind the wildly popular Nick Carter detective stories, this byline helped fuel one of the longest-running phenomena in American dime-novel fiction. It came to stand for fast-moving mysteries, cliffhangers, and a steady stream of adventures published for a mass audience.
View all booksAn early 20th-century American writer of adventure and popular fiction, he published widely in magazines and also wrote pieces for Scientific American. His work ranges from fast-moving serial tales to imaginative stories with a touch of speculative adventure.
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