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Excerpt: "Nick Carter paused only a moment before replying. He took that one moment to consider the other strange matter that had brought him to Washington, and whether compliance with the request just made by the chief of police would seriously interfere with it. He decided that it would not, and he then said quite gravely: "Why, yes, I will go with Detective Fallon, since you both press me so earnestly. It is barely possible, chief, as you say, that I may detect something that would escape his notice. Who is the victim of the crime, if such it proves to be?" "There is no question about that, Nick," said the chief. "The murdered man is the Reverend Father Cleary, of the St. Lawrence Church. He was found dead on the floor of his library in the rectory, which adjoins the church, about half an hour ago." "A Roman Catholic priest, eh?" "Yes." "What do you know about it?" "Very little. I was notified by telephone. I directed that nothing should be touched, nor anything said about the crime before I began an investigation. I sent two policemen to take charge in the rectory until I could get word to Detective Fallon. He is the best man on my force for such a job." "But I am not in your class, Nick; far from it," put in Fallon, who was an erect, dark man of forty, with a rather grave and resolute type of face. "You are in a class of your own, Carter, as far as that goes." "Cut it!" said the chief tersely. "Chucking violets is a waste of time. Fallon will tell you all that is known, Nick, while you are on the road. My car and chauffeur are outside. Take it, Fallon, and let me hear from you. You have carte blanche, Nick. Dig into the matter in your own peculiar way." "I will see what I make of it," Nick replied, turning to accompany Fallon from the police headquarters."
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GenreLiterary Classics, Mystery and Thriller
Length3 hrs 57 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateOct 13, 2022
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1CHAPTER I. THE RECTORY MURDER.
9CHAPTER IX. BETWEEN TWO FIRES.
2CHAPTER II. CONFLICTING EVIDENCE.
10Where’s the Commandant? By C. C. WADDELL.
3CHAPTER III. THE MYSTERIOUS BANDAGE.
11CHAPTER XXVII. STRANGE PRECAUTIONS.
4CHAPTER IV. A CONNECTING LINK.
12CHAPTER XXVIII. A MEETING.
5CHAPTER V. IN THE TOILS.
13CHAPTER XXIX. THE WAY.
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6CHAPTER VI. HOW NICK SIZED UP THE CASE.
14CHAPTER XXX. THE EXPIATION.
7CHAPTER VII. NICK CARTER’S VENTURE.
15AN ODD GHOST STORY.
8CHAPTER VIII. CAUGHT IN A BOX.
16THE NEWS OF ALL NATIONS.
