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Man Without a Conscience

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". In this story, Nick has been contacted by his old friend, Chief Weston, of the Boston Police Department. When he arrives, he is shown a photograph, depicting a crime in progress and is informed there has been a spate of holdups on local highways. Something has to be done but Nick doesn't usually resort to consulting a fortune teller! (4 hr 34 min)

Chapters

An Inquisitive Clerk

Modern Highwaymen

Nick Carter Held Up

The Escape

The House in Laurel Road

Madame Victoria

The Deeper Mystery

Under the Surface

Body and Limbs

The Anchor to Windward

The Incentive to Treachery

The Road to Canton

Close Quarters

Shadows and Shadowed

On Nick's Trail

A Terrible Predicament

A Crisis

A Last Resort

Nick Carter's Escape