Nick Carter Stories No. 140, May 15, 1915: The Melting-Pot

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Nick Carter Stories No. 140, May 15, 1915: The Melting-Pot

by Nicholas (House name) Carter, C. C. (Charles Carey) Waddell

EN·~3 hours·17 chapters

Chapters

17 total

1:03

CHAPTER I. AN OLD OFFENDER.

7:04

CHAPTER II. THE STOLEN PLATE.

12:17

CHAPTER III. NICK CARTER’S CRAFT.

13:00

CHAPTER IV. WHAT NICK HAD LEARNED.

9:16

CHAPTER V. ANGEL FACE.

15:29

CHAPTER VI. DOWN AND OUT.

11:54

CHAPTER VII. INTO A TRAP.

11:26

CHAPTER VIII. THE MELTING POT.

12:33

CHAPTER IX. DEAD ASHES.

10:14

Description

Nick Carter, the seasoned private investigator, finds himself face‑to‑face with an old nemesis, Stuart Floyd, a gaunt and ruthless crook whose very name still haunts the detective’s reputation. Their terse exchange on a bustling Madison Avenue reveals a bitter history of betrayals, arrests, and a lingering vendetta that promises to drag Carter into a new, dangerous game. Floyd’s ominous warning about a “melting pot” hints at a fresh scheme that could threaten more than just the detective’s pride.

As the city hums around them, Carter’s calm composure masks a mind already piecing together the clues hidden in Floyd’s cryptic threat. The story unfolds with gritty street‑level intrigue, drawing listeners into a world of secret conspiracies and relentless pursuit. Expect a classic blend of sharp dialogue, clever deductions, and the relentless drive of a hero who never forgets a face.

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Language

en

Duration

~3 hours (194K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

David Edwards, Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (Northern Illinois University Digital Library)

Release date

Nov 18, 2021

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the authors

Nicholas (House name) Carter

Nicholas (House name) Carter

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.

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C. C. (Charles Carey) Waddell

C. C. (Charles Carey) Waddell

1868–1930

A prolific American writer of popular fiction, he moved easily from military adventure to mystery and detective stories. His work appeared in the fast-paced magazine and dime-novel world that helped shape early twentieth-century popular reading.

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