02840cam a22003613u 4500 69385 UtSlPG 20260610134614.0 m cr n 260607r20221914utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d UtSlPG en iso639-1 PS Carter, Nicholas (House name) Nick Carter Stories No. 124, January 23, 1915: The girl kidnaper; or, Nick Carter's up-to-date clew. Nick Carter Stories No. 124, January 23, 1915: The girl kidnapper; or, Nick Carter's up-to-date clew. Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2022 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Release date is 2022-11-19 The girl kidnaper; or, Nick Carter's up-to-date clew -- Ruby light [continued]. David Edwards, Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (Northern Illinois University Digital Library) "The Girl Kidnaper; or, Nick Carter's Up-To-Date Clew" is a detective story from the Nick Carter series, likely written in the early 20th century. This installment sets the stage for a thrilling mystery involving the disappearance of Mrs. de Puyster van Dietrich from a locked hotel room, prompting the arrival of the renowned detective Nick Carter to solve the case. The story is rife with intrigue, as wealthy guests in a seaside hotel grapple with unexplained vanishings, setting the tone for a captivating investigation led by Carter. The opening portion of the story establishes a puzzling scenario where Mrs. van Dietrich disappears from her locked bedroom, triggering concern among the hotel managers. As tension builds, two detectives—Paul Savage and James Mallory—debate the strange circumstances surrounding her disappearance and reach out to Nick Carter for assistance. Simultaneously, Carter reveals himself to be impersonating Colonel Pearson as he assesses the situation, hinting at deeper intrigues involving other guests at the hotel, including a character named Baroness Latour. The chapter teases a layered plot, as it intertwines the themes of abduction, deceit, and detective work, while slowly introducing the distinct personalities involved in this enigmatic case. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Originally published: United States: Street & Smaith, 1914 Popular literature -- Periodicals Detective and mystery stories, American -- Periodicals Jenkins, Burke https://dimenovels.lib.niu.edu/islandora/object/dimenovels%3A86131#page/1/mode/1up https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/69385 110173 110173