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Captain Sparkle, Pirate

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". Nick is only visited by the rich and famous, and in this swashbuckling story, it is Nick's friend Maxwell Kane who asks for help, after his yacht has been boarded by pirates while at anchor. Max and his guests are dicombobulated, but Nick will get to the bottom of the case. (5 hr 6 min)

Chapters

Captain Sparkle, the Pirate Chief

The Mystery of the Pirate Craft

That Fellow Who Looks Like Me

Nick’s Deductions

The Mark of the Rover’s Keel

Captain Sparkle's Second Victim

Waiting for the Pirate’s Attack

Boarding the Pirate Cruiser

The Pirate Chieftan Unmasked

Two Counts of Cadillac

The Capture of the Pirate Chief

The Fight in the Pirate’s Cabin

The Rover of the Seas

The Abduction of Bessie Harlan

Nick Carter is the Man

The Pirate’s Beautiful Captive

The Time and the Hour!

The Detective Sizes Up the Case

Planning the Pirate's Capture

A Weird Voice of the Night

The Men Inside the Castle

A Combat With the Rapiers

The Summons at the Door

The Duel in the Tower