DETECTIVE NICK CARTER'S CASES (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Victorian Dime-Novel Mysteries of Disguise, Deduction, and Gilded Age New York CrimeBy John R. Coryell
Length24h 13m
About this audiobook
Detective Nick Carter's Cases gathers a series of brisk, intricately plotted adventures centered on one of American popular fiction's archetypal sleuths. Written in the energetic idiom of late nineteenth-century dime-novel culture, the book privileges speed, ingenuity, disguise, and deductive performance over psychological introspection. Its literary context lies between the sensational urban mystery and the emerging professional detective tale, presenting crime as both social disturbance and intellectual puzzle. John R. Coryell, a journalist and prolific writer of popular fiction, was instrumental in shaping the Nick Carter phenomenon for a mass readership hungry for serialized excitement. His familiarity with newspaper pacing, urban incident, and the mechanics of suspense helped produce a detective whose methods were theatrical yet disciplined. Coryell's work reflects an era fascinated by modern cities, criminal networks, scientific detection, and the moral reassurance offered by capable investigators. This volume is recommended for readers interested in the roots of American detective fiction, popular print culture, and the evolution of the heroic investigator. It offers not merely entertainment, but a revealing glimpse into the narrative habits and cultural anxieties that preceded the modern crime novel.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- Hand‐picked Memorable Quotes shine a spotlight on moments of literary brilliance.
Audiobook details
GenreMystery and Thriller
Length24 hrs 13 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateDec 22, 2023
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
59Chapter IX. Nick Strikes a Startling Clew
2DETECTIVE NICK CARTER'S CASES
60Chapter X. On the Trail
3THE CRIME OF THE FRENCH CAFÉ
61Chapter XI. The Crime and the Means
4Chapter I. Private Dining-Room “B”
62Chapter XII. Closing In
5Chapter II. Gaspard Spots His Man
63Chapter XIII. Crafty Cervera
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6Chapter III. John Jones
64Chapter XIV. In a Warm Corner
7Chapter IV. All Sorts of Identifications
65Chapter XV. The Diamond Plant
8Chapter V. Patsy’s Tip
66Chapter XVI. The Cunning of Jean Pylotte
9Chapter VI. Mrs. John Jones
67Chapter XVII. The Game Uncovered
10Chapter VII. The Wardrobe of Gaspard’s Friend
68Chapter XVIII. At Cross-Purposes
11Chapter VIII. Tracing the Trunks
69Chapter XIX. Hands Showed Down
12Chapter IX. Hammond’s Story
70Chapter XX. The Boot on the Other Leg
13Chapter X. The True Story of Mrs. John Jones
71Chapter XXI. An Only Resource
14NICK CARTER’S GHOST STORY
72Chapter XXII. The Last Trick
15Chapter I. The Vanishing Thief
73A WOMAN AT BAY (A Fiend in Skirts)
16Chapter II. Nick Is Boldly Challenged
74Chapter I. The King of the Yeggmen
17Chapter III. How Nick Found the Jewels
75Chapter II. The Yeggmen’s Camp Fire
18Chapter IV. Millie Stevens
76Chapter III. The “King’s” Lieutenant
19Chapter V. Colonel Richmond’s Night Adventure
77Chapter IV. The Outlaw’s Home
20Chapter VI. A Round-Up of Spook-Artists
78Chapter V. Nick’s Wonderful Strength
21Chapter VII. A Really Competent Ghost
79Chapter VI. Nick Carter Robs a Bank
22Chapter VIII. Patsy’s Story and the Test Proposed
80Chapter VII. The Detective’s Predicament
23Chapter IX. The Diamond Clasp
81Chapter VIII. The Detectives Face a Crisis
24Chapter X. Some Clever Tricks Explained
82Chapter IX. The Escape From the Swamp
25THE MYSTERY OF ST. AGNES’ HOSPITAL
83Chapter X. Escape of the Hobo Queen
26Chapter I. Lawrence Deever Demands Justice
84Chapter XI. Patsy’s Dangerous Mission
27Chapter II. The Dead Man’s Head
85Chapter XII. Bill Turner, the Woodsman
28Chapter III. The Doctor Offers a Bribe
86Chapter XIII. Black Madge’s Lieutenant
29Chapter IV. What Was Found in This Garden
87Chapter XIV. Black Madge Gives Judgment
30Chapter V. The Body on the Slab
88Chapter XV. Nick’s Cleverest Capture
31Chapter VI. The Last Link in the Chain
89Chapter XVI. Nick Makes Bad Medicine
32Chapter VII. The Man With the Sack
90Chapter XVII. A Wholesale Round-Up
33Chapter VIII. Before the Superintendent
91Chapter XVIII. Black Madge’s Threat
34Chapter IX. The Other Side of a “Plain Case”
92Chapter XIX. The Band of Hatred
35Chapter X. Nick’s Reputation at Stake
93Chapter XX. A Chapter of Accidents
36THE SOLUTION OF A REMARKABLE CASE
94Chapter XXI. Curly John, the Bank Thief
37Chapter I. The Murder in Forty-Seventh Street
95Chapter XXII. At Mike Grinnel’s Dive
38Chapter II. The Interview
96Chapter XXIII. Black Madge’s Defiance
39Chapter III. The First Clew
97Chapter XXIV. The Flight Through the Cellar
40Chapter IV. Shadowing
98Chapter XXV. The Man in the Bed
41Chapter V. Trapped
99Chapter XXVI. The Criminal’s Compact
42Chapter VI. Tony, the Strangler
100Chapter XXVII. The Glare of a Match
43Chapter VII. The Strangler’s Threat
101Chapter XXVIII. Black Madge Caught in a Trap
44Chapter VIII. A Fight With a “Shadow”
102THE GREAT SPY SYSTEM (Nick Carter's Promise to the President)
45Chapter IX. A Scoundrel’s Scheme
103Chapter I. Nick Carter Sees the President
46Chapter X. Solving Problems
104Chapter II. Nick Carter Invites Assassination
47Chapter XI. Two Murders in One Night
105Chapter III. Nick Carter Conveys an Important Signal
48Chapter XII. Bringing Threads Together
106Chapter IV. Nick Carter’s Perfect Plans
49Chapter XIII. Eugenie’s Murderer Finds Another Victim
107Chapter V. Nick Carter’s Strategic Preparations
50WITH LINKS OF STEEL (The Peril of the Unknown)
108Chapter VI. Nick Carter’s Narrow Escape From a Knife
51Chapter I. A Crafty Robbery
109Chapter VII. Nick Carter’s Bold Defiance
52Chapter II. Concerning Señora Cervera
110Chapter VIII. Nick Carter Works the Switchboard
53Chapter III. The Kilgore Diamond Gang
111Chapter IX. Nick Carter Captures the Forty Spies
54Chapter IV. Getting Down to Work
112Chapter X. Nick Carter Makes a Man Talk
55Chapter V. Behind the Scenes
113Chapter XI. Nick Carter Swings the Ax
56Chapter VI. A Shot in the Dark
114Chapter XII. Nick Carter Keeps His Promise to the President
57Chapter VII. A Strategic Move
115Memorable Quotes
58Chapter VIII. Found Dead
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