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Out of Death's Shadow

Nick Carter is a fictional private detective who first appeared in 1886 in dime store novels. Over the years, different authors, all taking the nom de plume Nicholas Carter, have penned stories. Here, the tale begins with the trial of a woman, sure to be convicted and face the gallows. Or is she? (5 hr 11 min)

Chapters

A Man Without a Secret

The Fate of the Transgressor

Mystery Within Mystery

The Flight of Leonard

Nick has an Adventure

The Mystery of Room M

Out of Death's Shadow

Nick Carter's Denunciation

The Missing Money

A Washington Mystery

Feversham's Strange Discovery

Nick Has a Frigid Idea

Nick Carter's Fall

Bested by a Woman

Craven Speaks and Nick Acts

Startling News from Baltimore

Peter Mannion Comes on Deck

Nick in a Trap

Out of Death's Shadow

How Nick Won Out