NICK CARTER STORIES
New Magnet Library
Not a Dull Book in This List
ALL BY NICHOLAS CARTER
Nick Carter stands for an interesting detective story. The fact that the books in this line are so uniformly good is entirely due to the work of a specialist. The man who wrote these stories produced no other type of fiction. His mind was concentrated upon the creation of new plots and situations in which his hero emerged triumphantly from all sorts of troubles and landed the criminal just where he should be—behind the bars.The author of these stories knew more about writing detective stories than any other single person.Following is a list of the best Nick Carter stories. They have been selected with extreme care, and we unhesitatingly recommend each of them as being fully as interesting as any detective story between cloth covers which sells at ten times the price.If you do not know Nick Carter, buy a copy of any of the New Magnet Library books, and get acquainted. He will surprise and delight you.
Nick Carter stands for an interesting detective story. The fact that the books in this line are so uniformly good is entirely due to the work of a specialist. The man who wrote these stories produced no other type of fiction. His mind was concentrated upon the creation of new plots and situations in which his hero emerged triumphantly from all sorts of troubles and landed the criminal just where he should be—behind the bars.
The author of these stories knew more about writing detective stories than any other single person.
Following is a list of the best Nick Carter stories. They have been selected with extreme care, and we unhesitatingly recommend each of them as being fully as interesting as any detective story between cloth covers which sells at ten times the price.
If you do not know Nick Carter, buy a copy of any of the New Magnet Library books, and get acquainted. He will surprise and delight you.
ALL TITLES ALWAYS IN PRINT
901—A Weird Treasure902—The Middle Link903—To the Ends of the Earth904—When Honors Pall905—The Yellow Brand906—A New Serpent in Eden907—When Brave Men Tremble908—A Test of Courage909—Where Peril Beckons910—The Gargoni Girdle911—Rascals & Co.912—Too Late to Talk913—Satan’s Apt Pupil914—The Girl Prisoner915—The Danger of Folly916—One Shipwreck Too Many917—Scourged by Fear918—The Red Plague919—Scoundrels Rampant920—From Clew to Clew921—When Rogues Conspire922—Twelve in a Grave923—The Great Opium Case924—A Conspiracy of Rumors925—A Klondike Claim926—The Evil Formula927—The Man of Many Faces928—The Great Enigma929—The Burden of Proof930—The Stolen Brain931—A Titled Counterfeiter932—The Magic Necklace933—’Round the World for a Quarter934—Over the Edge of the World935—In the Grip of Fate936—The Case of Many Clews937—The Sealed Door938—Nick Carter and the Green Goods Men939—The Man Without a Will940—Tracked Across the Atlantic941—A Clew from the Unknown942—The Crime of a Countess943—A Mixed-up Mess944—The Great Money-order Swindle945—The Adder’s Brood946—A Wall Street Haul947—For a Pawned Crown948—Sealed Orders949—The Hate that Kills950—The American Marquis951—The Needy Nine952—Fighting Against Millions953—Outlaws of the Blue954—The Old Detective’s Pupil955—Found in the Jungle956—The Mysterious Mail Robbery957—Broken Bars958—A Fair Criminal959—Won by Magic960—The Piano Box Mystery961—The Man They Held Back962—A Millionaire Partner963—A Pressing Peril964—An Australian Klondike965—The Sultan’s Pearls966—The Double Shuffle Club967—Paying the Price968—A Woman’s Hand969—A Network of Crime970—At Thompson’s Ranch971—The Crossed Needles972—The Diamond Mine Case973—Blood Will Tell974—An Accidental Password975—The Crook’s Double976—Two Plus Two977—The Yellow Label978—The Clever Celestial979—The Amphitheater Plot980—Gideon Drexel’s Millions981—Death in Life982—A Stolen Identity983—Evidence by Telephone984—The Twelve Tin Boxes985—Clew Against Clew986—Lady Velvet987—Playing a Bold Game988—A Dead Man’s Grip989—Snarled Identities990—A Deposit Vault Puzzle991—The Crescent Brotherhood992—The Stolen Pay Train993—The Sea Fox994—Wanted by Two Clients995—The Van Alstine Case996—Check No. 777997—Partners in Peril998—Nick Carter’s Clever Protégé999—The Sign of the Crossed Knives1000—The Man Who Vanished1001—A Battle for the Right1002—A Game of Craft1003—Nick Carter’s Retainer1004—Caught in the Toils1005—A Broken Bond1006—The Crime of the French Café1007—The Man Who Stole Millions1008—The Twelve Wise Men1009—Hidden Foes1010—A Gamblers’ Syndicate1011—A Chance Discovery1012—Among the Counterfeiters1013—A Threefold Disappearance1014—At Odds with Scotland Yard1015—A Princess of Crime1016—Found on the Beach1017—A Spinner of Death1018—The Detective’s Pretty Neighbor1019—A Bogus Clew1020—The Puzzle of Five Pistols1021—The Secret of the Marble Mantel1022—A Bite of an Apple1023—A Triple Crime1024—The Stolen Race Horse1025—Wildfire1026—AHeraldPersonal1027—The Finger of Suspicion1028—The Crimson Clew1029—Nick Carter Down East1030—The Chain of Clews1031—A Victim of Circumstances1032—Brought to Bay1033—The Dynamite Trap1034—A Scrap of Black Lace1035—The Woman of Evil1036—A Legacy of Hate1037—A Trusted Rogue1038—Man Against Man1039—The Demons of the Night1040—The Brotherhood of Death1041—At the Knife’s Point1042—A Cry for Help1043—A Stroke of Policy1044—Hounded to Death1045—A Bargain in Crime1046—The Fatal Prescription1047—The Man of Iron1048—An Amazing Scoundrel1049—The Chain of Evidence1050—Paid with Death1051—A Fight for a Throne1052—The Woman of Steel1053—The Seal of Death1054—The Human Fiend1055—A Desperate Chance1056—A Chase in the Dark1057—The Snare and the Game1058—The Murray Hill Mystery1059—Nick Carter’s Close Call1060—The Missing Cotton King1061—A Game of Plots1062—The Prince of Liars1063—The Man at the Window1064—The Red League1065—The Price of a Secret1066—The Worst Case on Record1067—From Peril to Peril1068—The Seal of Silence1069—Nick Carter’s Chinese Puzzle1070—A Blackmailer’s Bluff1071—Heard in the Dark1072—A Checkmated Scoundrel1073—The Cashier’s Secret1074—Behind a Mask1075—The Cloak of Guilt1076—Two Villains in One1077—The Hot Air Clew1078—Run to Earth1079—The Certified Check1080—Weaving the Web1081—Beyond Pursuit1082—The Claws of the Tiger1083—Driven from Cover1084—A Deal in Diamonds1085—The Wizard of the Cue1086—A Race for Ten Thousand1087—The Criminal Link1088—The Red Signal1089—The Secret Panel1090—A Bonded Villain1091—A Move in the Dark1092—Against Desperate Odds1093—The Telltale Photographs1094—The Ruby Pin1095—The Queen of Diamonds1096—A Broken Trail1097—An Ingenious Stratagem1098—A Sharper’s Downfall1099—A Race Track Gamble1100—Without a Clew1101—The Council of Death1102—The Hole in the Vault1103—In Death’s Grip1104—A Great Conspiracy1105—The Guilty Governor1106—A Ring of Rascals1107—A Masterpiece of Crime1108—A Blow for Vengeance1109—Tangled Threads1110—The Crime of the Camera1111—The Sign of the Dagger1112—Nick Carter’s Promise1113—Marked for Death1114—The Limited Holdup1115—When the Trap Was Sprung1116—Through the Cellar Wall1117—Under the Tiger’s Claws1118—The Girl in the Case1119—Behind a Throne1120—The Lure of Gold1121—Hand to Hand1122—From a Prison Cell1123—Dr. Quartz, Magician1124—Into Nick Carter’s Web1125—The Mystic Diagram1126—The Hand that Won1127—Playing a Lone Hand1128—The Master Villain1129—The False Claimant1130—The Living Mask1131—The Crime and the Motive1132—A Mysterious Foe1133—A Missing Man1134—A Game Well Played1135—A Cigarette Clew1136—The Diamond Trail1137—The Silent Guardian1138—The Dead Stranger1140—The Doctor’s Stratagem1141—Following a Chance Clew1142—The Bank Draft Puzzle1143—The Price of Treachery1144—The Silent Partner1145—Ahead of the Game1146—A Trap of Tangled Wire1147—In the Gloom of Night1148—The Unaccountable Crook1149—A Bundle of Clews1150—The Great Diamond Syndicate1151—The Death Circle1152—The Toss of a Penny1153—One Step Too Far1154—The Terrible Thirteen1155—A Detective’s Theory1156—Nick Carter’s Auto Trail1157—A Triple Identity1158—A Mysterious Graft1159—A Carnival of Crime1160—The Bloodstone Terror1161—Trapped in His Own Net1162—The Last Move in the Game1163—A Victim of Deceit1164—With Links of Steel1165—A Plaything of Fate1166—The Key Ring Clew1167—Playing for a Fortune1168—At Mystery’s Threshold1169—Trapped by a Woman1170—The Four Fingered Glove1171—Nabob and Knave1172—The Broadway Cross1173—The Man Without a Conscience1174—A Master of Deviltry1175—Nick Carter’s Double Catch1176—Doctor Quartz’s Quick Move1177—The Vial of Death1178—Nick Carter’s Star Pupils1179—Nick Carter’s Girl Detective1180—A Baffled Oath1181—A Royal Thief1182—Down and Out1183—A Syndicate of Rascals1184—Played to a Finish1185—A Tangled Case1186—In Letters of Fire1187—Crossed Wires1188—A Plot Uncovered1189—The Cab Driver’s Secret1190—Nick Carter’s Death Warrant1191—The Plot that Failed1192—Nick Carter’s Masterpiece1193—A Prince of Rogues1194—In the Lap of Danger1195—The Man from London1196—Circumstantial Evidence1197—The Pretty Stenographer Mystery1198—A Villainous Scheme1199—A Plot Within a Plot1200—The Elevated Railroad Mystery1201—The Blow of a Hammer1202—The Twin Mystery1203—The Bottle With the Black Label1204—Under False Colors1205—A Ring of Dust1206—The Crown Diamond1207—The Blood-red Badge1208—The Barrel Mystery1209—The Photographer’s Evidence1210—Millions at Stake1211—The Man and His Price1212—A Double-Handed Game1213—A Strike for Freedom1214—A Disciple of Satan1215—The Marked Hand1216—A Fight with a Fiend1217—When the Wicked Prosper1218—A Plunge into Crime1219—An Artful Schemer1220—Reaping the Whirlwind1221—Out of Crime’s Depths1222—A Woman at Bay1223—The Temple of Vice1224—Death at the Feast1225—A Double Plot1226—In Search of Himself1227—A Hunter of Men1228—The Boulevard Mutes1229—Captain Sparkle, Pirate1230—Nick Carter’s Fall1231—Out of Death’s Shadow1232—A Voice from the Past1233—Accident or Murder?1234—The Man Who Was Cursed1235—Baffled, But Not Beaten1236—A Case Without a Clew1237—The Demon’s Eye1238—A Blindfold Mystery1239—Nick Carter’s Swim to Victory1240—A Man to Be Feared1241—Saved by a Ruse1242—Nick Carter’s Wildest Chase1243—A Nation’s Peril1244—The Rajah’s Ruby1245—The Trail of a Human Tiger1246—The Disappearing Princess1247—The Lost Chittendens1248—The Crystal Mystery1249—The King’s Prisoner1250—Talika, the Geisha Girl1251—The Doom of the Reds1252—The Lady of Shadows1253—The Mysterious Castle1254—The Senator’s Plot1255—A Submarine Trail1256—A War of Brains1257—Pauline—A Mystery1258—The Confidence King1259—A Chase for Millions1260—Shown on the Screen1261—The Streaked Peril1262—The Room of Mirrors1263—A Plot for an Empire1264—A Call on the Phone
901—A Weird Treasure
902—The Middle Link
903—To the Ends of the Earth
904—When Honors Pall
905—The Yellow Brand
906—A New Serpent in Eden
907—When Brave Men Tremble
908—A Test of Courage
909—Where Peril Beckons
910—The Gargoni Girdle
911—Rascals & Co.
912—Too Late to Talk
913—Satan’s Apt Pupil
914—The Girl Prisoner
915—The Danger of Folly
916—One Shipwreck Too Many
917—Scourged by Fear
918—The Red Plague
919—Scoundrels Rampant
920—From Clew to Clew
921—When Rogues Conspire
922—Twelve in a Grave
923—The Great Opium Case
924—A Conspiracy of Rumors
925—A Klondike Claim
926—The Evil Formula
927—The Man of Many Faces
928—The Great Enigma
929—The Burden of Proof
930—The Stolen Brain
931—A Titled Counterfeiter
932—The Magic Necklace
933—’Round the World for a Quarter
934—Over the Edge of the World
935—In the Grip of Fate
936—The Case of Many Clews
937—The Sealed Door
938—Nick Carter and the Green Goods Men
939—The Man Without a Will
940—Tracked Across the Atlantic
941—A Clew from the Unknown
942—The Crime of a Countess
943—A Mixed-up Mess
944—The Great Money-order Swindle
945—The Adder’s Brood
946—A Wall Street Haul
947—For a Pawned Crown
948—Sealed Orders
949—The Hate that Kills
950—The American Marquis
951—The Needy Nine
952—Fighting Against Millions
953—Outlaws of the Blue
954—The Old Detective’s Pupil
955—Found in the Jungle
956—The Mysterious Mail Robbery
957—Broken Bars
958—A Fair Criminal
959—Won by Magic
960—The Piano Box Mystery
961—The Man They Held Back
962—A Millionaire Partner
963—A Pressing Peril
964—An Australian Klondike
965—The Sultan’s Pearls
966—The Double Shuffle Club
967—Paying the Price
968—A Woman’s Hand
969—A Network of Crime
970—At Thompson’s Ranch
971—The Crossed Needles
972—The Diamond Mine Case
973—Blood Will Tell
974—An Accidental Password
975—The Crook’s Double
976—Two Plus Two
977—The Yellow Label
978—The Clever Celestial
979—The Amphitheater Plot
980—Gideon Drexel’s Millions
981—Death in Life
982—A Stolen Identity
983—Evidence by Telephone
984—The Twelve Tin Boxes
985—Clew Against Clew
986—Lady Velvet
987—Playing a Bold Game
988—A Dead Man’s Grip
989—Snarled Identities
990—A Deposit Vault Puzzle
991—The Crescent Brotherhood
992—The Stolen Pay Train
993—The Sea Fox
994—Wanted by Two Clients
995—The Van Alstine Case
996—Check No. 777
997—Partners in Peril
998—Nick Carter’s Clever Protégé
999—The Sign of the Crossed Knives
1000—The Man Who Vanished
1001—A Battle for the Right
1002—A Game of Craft
1003—Nick Carter’s Retainer
1004—Caught in the Toils
1005—A Broken Bond
1006—The Crime of the French Café
1007—The Man Who Stole Millions
1008—The Twelve Wise Men
1009—Hidden Foes
1010—A Gamblers’ Syndicate
1011—A Chance Discovery
1012—Among the Counterfeiters
1013—A Threefold Disappearance
1014—At Odds with Scotland Yard
1015—A Princess of Crime
1016—Found on the Beach
1017—A Spinner of Death
1018—The Detective’s Pretty Neighbor
1019—A Bogus Clew
1020—The Puzzle of Five Pistols
1021—The Secret of the Marble Mantel
1022—A Bite of an Apple
1023—A Triple Crime
1024—The Stolen Race Horse
1025—Wildfire
1026—AHeraldPersonal
1027—The Finger of Suspicion
1028—The Crimson Clew
1029—Nick Carter Down East
1030—The Chain of Clews
1031—A Victim of Circumstances
1032—Brought to Bay
1033—The Dynamite Trap
1034—A Scrap of Black Lace
1035—The Woman of Evil
1036—A Legacy of Hate
1037—A Trusted Rogue
1038—Man Against Man
1039—The Demons of the Night
1040—The Brotherhood of Death
1041—At the Knife’s Point
1042—A Cry for Help
1043—A Stroke of Policy
1044—Hounded to Death
1045—A Bargain in Crime
1046—The Fatal Prescription
1047—The Man of Iron
1048—An Amazing Scoundrel
1049—The Chain of Evidence
1050—Paid with Death
1051—A Fight for a Throne
1052—The Woman of Steel
1053—The Seal of Death
1054—The Human Fiend
1055—A Desperate Chance
1056—A Chase in the Dark
1057—The Snare and the Game
1058—The Murray Hill Mystery
1059—Nick Carter’s Close Call
1060—The Missing Cotton King
1061—A Game of Plots
1062—The Prince of Liars
1063—The Man at the Window
1064—The Red League
1065—The Price of a Secret
1066—The Worst Case on Record
1067—From Peril to Peril
1068—The Seal of Silence
1069—Nick Carter’s Chinese Puzzle
1070—A Blackmailer’s Bluff
1071—Heard in the Dark
1072—A Checkmated Scoundrel
1073—The Cashier’s Secret
1074—Behind a Mask
1075—The Cloak of Guilt
1076—Two Villains in One
1077—The Hot Air Clew
1078—Run to Earth
1079—The Certified Check
1080—Weaving the Web
1081—Beyond Pursuit
1082—The Claws of the Tiger
1083—Driven from Cover
1084—A Deal in Diamonds
1085—The Wizard of the Cue
1086—A Race for Ten Thousand
1087—The Criminal Link
1088—The Red Signal
1089—The Secret Panel
1090—A Bonded Villain
1091—A Move in the Dark
1092—Against Desperate Odds
1093—The Telltale Photographs
1094—The Ruby Pin
1095—The Queen of Diamonds
1096—A Broken Trail
1097—An Ingenious Stratagem
1098—A Sharper’s Downfall
1099—A Race Track Gamble
1100—Without a Clew
1101—The Council of Death
1102—The Hole in the Vault
1103—In Death’s Grip
1104—A Great Conspiracy
1105—The Guilty Governor
1106—A Ring of Rascals
1107—A Masterpiece of Crime
1108—A Blow for Vengeance
1109—Tangled Threads
1110—The Crime of the Camera
1111—The Sign of the Dagger
1112—Nick Carter’s Promise
1113—Marked for Death
1114—The Limited Holdup
1115—When the Trap Was Sprung
1116—Through the Cellar Wall
1117—Under the Tiger’s Claws
1118—The Girl in the Case
1119—Behind a Throne
1120—The Lure of Gold
1121—Hand to Hand
1122—From a Prison Cell
1123—Dr. Quartz, Magician
1124—Into Nick Carter’s Web
1125—The Mystic Diagram
1126—The Hand that Won
1127—Playing a Lone Hand
1128—The Master Villain
1129—The False Claimant
1130—The Living Mask
1131—The Crime and the Motive
1132—A Mysterious Foe
1133—A Missing Man
1134—A Game Well Played
1135—A Cigarette Clew
1136—The Diamond Trail
1137—The Silent Guardian
1138—The Dead Stranger
1140—The Doctor’s Stratagem
1141—Following a Chance Clew
1142—The Bank Draft Puzzle
1143—The Price of Treachery
1144—The Silent Partner
1145—Ahead of the Game
1146—A Trap of Tangled Wire
1147—In the Gloom of Night
1148—The Unaccountable Crook
1149—A Bundle of Clews
1150—The Great Diamond Syndicate
1151—The Death Circle
1152—The Toss of a Penny
1153—One Step Too Far
1154—The Terrible Thirteen
1155—A Detective’s Theory
1156—Nick Carter’s Auto Trail
1157—A Triple Identity
1158—A Mysterious Graft
1159—A Carnival of Crime
1160—The Bloodstone Terror
1161—Trapped in His Own Net
1162—The Last Move in the Game
1163—A Victim of Deceit
1164—With Links of Steel
1165—A Plaything of Fate
1166—The Key Ring Clew
1167—Playing for a Fortune
1168—At Mystery’s Threshold
1169—Trapped by a Woman
1170—The Four Fingered Glove
1171—Nabob and Knave
1172—The Broadway Cross
1173—The Man Without a Conscience
1174—A Master of Deviltry
1175—Nick Carter’s Double Catch
1176—Doctor Quartz’s Quick Move
1177—The Vial of Death
1178—Nick Carter’s Star Pupils
1179—Nick Carter’s Girl Detective
1180—A Baffled Oath
1181—A Royal Thief
1182—Down and Out
1183—A Syndicate of Rascals
1184—Played to a Finish
1185—A Tangled Case
1186—In Letters of Fire
1187—Crossed Wires
1188—A Plot Uncovered
1189—The Cab Driver’s Secret
1190—Nick Carter’s Death Warrant
1191—The Plot that Failed
1192—Nick Carter’s Masterpiece
1193—A Prince of Rogues
1194—In the Lap of Danger
1195—The Man from London
1196—Circumstantial Evidence
1197—The Pretty Stenographer Mystery
1198—A Villainous Scheme
1199—A Plot Within a Plot
1200—The Elevated Railroad Mystery
1201—The Blow of a Hammer
1202—The Twin Mystery
1203—The Bottle With the Black Label
1204—Under False Colors
1205—A Ring of Dust
1206—The Crown Diamond
1207—The Blood-red Badge
1208—The Barrel Mystery
1209—The Photographer’s Evidence
1210—Millions at Stake
1211—The Man and His Price
1212—A Double-Handed Game
1213—A Strike for Freedom
1214—A Disciple of Satan
1215—The Marked Hand
1216—A Fight with a Fiend
1217—When the Wicked Prosper
1218—A Plunge into Crime
1219—An Artful Schemer
1220—Reaping the Whirlwind
1221—Out of Crime’s Depths
1222—A Woman at Bay
1223—The Temple of Vice
1224—Death at the Feast
1225—A Double Plot
1226—In Search of Himself
1227—A Hunter of Men
1228—The Boulevard Mutes
1229—Captain Sparkle, Pirate
1230—Nick Carter’s Fall
1231—Out of Death’s Shadow
1232—A Voice from the Past
1233—Accident or Murder?
1234—The Man Who Was Cursed
1235—Baffled, But Not Beaten
1236—A Case Without a Clew
1237—The Demon’s Eye
1238—A Blindfold Mystery
1239—Nick Carter’s Swim to Victory
1240—A Man to Be Feared
1241—Saved by a Ruse
1242—Nick Carter’s Wildest Chase
1243—A Nation’s Peril
1244—The Rajah’s Ruby
1245—The Trail of a Human Tiger
1246—The Disappearing Princess
1247—The Lost Chittendens
1248—The Crystal Mystery
1249—The King’s Prisoner
1250—Talika, the Geisha Girl
1251—The Doom of the Reds
1252—The Lady of Shadows
1253—The Mysterious Castle
1254—The Senator’s Plot
1255—A Submarine Trail
1256—A War of Brains
1257—Pauline—A Mystery
1258—The Confidence King
1259—A Chase for Millions
1260—Shown on the Screen
1261—The Streaked Peril
1262—The Room of Mirrors
1263—A Plot for an Empire
1264—A Call on the Phone
In order that there may be no confusion, we desire to say that the books listed below will be issued during the respective months to New York City and vicinity. They may not reach the readers at a distance promptly, on account of delays in transportation.
In order that there may be no confusion, we desire to say that the books listed below will be issued during the respective months to New York City and vicinity. They may not reach the readers at a distance promptly, on account of delays in transportation.
To be published in July, 1929.1265—Nick Carter’s Convict Client1266—The House of the Yellow Door1267—Nick Carter’s Round-upTo be published in August, 1929.1268—A Masterly Trick1269—For a Madman’s MillionsTo be published in September, 1929.1270—The Four Hoodoo Charms1271—The Man in the AutoTo be published in October, 1929.1272—The Jeweled Mummy1273—The Vanishing EmeraldTo be published in November, 1929.1274—A Live Wire Clue1275—The Vampire’s TrailTo be published in December, 1929.1276—The Crimson Flash1277—The Vanishing Heiress
To be published in July, 1929.
1265—Nick Carter’s Convict Client
1266—The House of the Yellow Door
1267—Nick Carter’s Round-up
To be published in August, 1929.
1268—A Masterly Trick
1269—For a Madman’s Millions
To be published in September, 1929.
1270—The Four Hoodoo Charms
1271—The Man in the Auto
To be published in October, 1929.
1272—The Jeweled Mummy
1273—The Vanishing Emerald
To be published in November, 1929.
1274—A Live Wire Clue
1275—The Vampire’s Trail
To be published in December, 1929.
1276—The Crimson Flash
1277—The Vanishing Heiress