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Battle for the Right

Nick Carter is a fictional 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 featuring "America's greatest detective". The scene is set at an upscale road house not far from New York City. Tucked away in a quiet room, five men sit at a poker game, when one is accused of cheating. A scuffle ensues and the man ends up dead. But surely he wasn't hit that hard? Did he have a heart condition? We can be sure Nick will get to the bottom of the affair. - Summary by Lynne Thompson (6 hr 47 min)

Chapters

At a Game of Poker

Remorse

Who Killed Jarvis?

The White Feather

A Confession

Door and Window

Traced Back

In the Old House

Through the Cellars

Investigation

The Raid

Nick Springs a Surprise

Nick Carter's Quiet Hand

With the Tide

Tracked!

A Secret Offer

What Nick Carter Knew

A Lovely Scrap

A Well of Fire

Five Seconds ofDeath

Another Kink

Another Scheme

Which Was Which?

By Underground

Doubts

Ghostly Visitants

A Fight in the Dark

The Elder Jarvis

The Insurgents

Nick Carter's Word

Nick Calls a Council

Murder Will Out

Still Hunting

The Girl in the Case

Getting a Focus

Where They Found Him

The Rightful Heir