02279cam a22003373u 4500 66758 UtSlPG 20260610134536.0 m cr n 260607r2021||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d UtSlPG en iso639-1 PS Carter, Nicholas (House name) Nick Carter Stories No. 139, May 8, 1915: The Pressing Peril Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2021 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Release date is 2021-11-17 The Pressing Peril -- Dared for Los Angeles [concluded]. David Edwards, Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (Northern Illinois University Digital Library) "The Pressing Peril; Or, Nick Carter and the Star Looters" by Carter and Phillips is a detective fiction story likely written in the early 20th century. This installment of the Nick Carter series centers around the famous New York detective, Nick Carter, as he investigates the mysterious disappearance of Lady Waldmere, who is presumably kidnapped while out with her husband. At the start of the story, readers are introduced to Nick Carter as he encounters an Englishman, Lord Waldmere, who is in distress over the sudden abduction of his American wife, Lady Waldmere. As Nick listens to the young lord’s account, it becomes evident that she was taken away under suspicious circumstances, leading Nick to suspect foul play linked to a recent visit to a loan company. The chapter hints at a web of deceit and abduction, setting the stage for Nick Carter's determined quest to unravel the mystery and rescue Lady Waldmere, introducing an intriguing mix of suspense and charm characteristic of early detective tales. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Original publication data not identified Popular literature -- Periodicals Detective and mystery stories, American -- Periodicals Phillips, Roland Ashford https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/66758 107580 107580