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100 1 _aCarter, Nicholas
_q(House name)
245 1 0 _aToying with fate; or, Nick Carter's narrow shave
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2022
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
490 1 _aNew magnet library, no. 835
500 _aRelease date is 2022-08-06
508 _aDavid Edwards, David E. Brown, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"Toying with Fate; or, Nick Carter's Narrow Shave" by Nicholas Carter is a detective novel written in the early 20th century. The book follows the famed detective Nick Carter as he becomes involved in a murder mystery that revolves around a recently released convict named Alfred Lawrence. The narrative opens with an old man wandering the streets of New York City, revealing his tragic past and hinting at a deeper conspiracy tied to his wrongful imprisonment. The opening of the novel introduces an aged and weary man, newly released from Sing Sing Prison, who is haunted by his tragic history and the memories associated with a long-abandoned house. After he is found murdered in a boarding house, Nick Carter arrives at the scene, ready to investigate. As he begins to unravel the mystery, details emerge about Lawrence's past, his unjust conviction for forgery, and key figures like the mysterious Isabella Porter and her association with dangerous individuals. This gripping start sets the stage for a complex web of intrigue, revenge, and hidden motives that Carter must navigate to uncover the truth behind the murder. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cUnited States: Street & Smith, 1903
653 _aNew York (N.Y.) -- Fiction
653 _aDetective and mystery stories
830 0 _aNew magnet library, no. 835
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/68697
999 _c109501
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