Project Gutenberg 2004-11-19 Public domain in the USA. 69 Carter, Nicholas (House name) Carter, Nick With Links of Steel; Or, The Peril of the Unknown Reading ease score: 82.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. E-text prepared Steven desJardins and Project Gutenberg Distributed Proofreaders "With Links of Steel; Or, The Peril of the Unknown" by Nicholas Carter is a mystery novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around the audacious robbery of a jewelry store, leading to the involvement of the famous detective Nick Carter. As the plot begins to unfold, the narrative suggests the darkness of human nature as it intertwines with themes of deception, crime, and the complex motivations that drive individuals in the underbelly of society. The opening of the story introduces readers to a seemingly routine day at a jewelry store, where a young man named Harry Boyden delivers a package of diamonds. However, the situation quickly turns suspicious as it becomes apparent that the diamonds may not have been ordered as believed. Shortly after the delivery, Mr. Venner, one of the store's partners, returns and realizes they have been swindled, prompting a desperate call for Nick Carter. As the veteran detective prepares to investigate, the narrative teases a broader conspiracy involving a stolen diamond gang, indicated by the furtive connections of the intriguing Señora Cervera. The stage is set for a cascade of revelations that dive into the depths of crime and human ambition, suggesting that the initial robbery is only the tip of a much larger iceberg of intrigue. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/14096/14096-h/images/cover.jpg en Detective and mystery stories Dime novels Popular literature PS Text Browsing: Crime/Mystery Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 366430 366318 2024-10-06T11:18:04.443283 2023-10-06T11:46:24.629903 text/html text/html 360191 2020-12-18T16:47:20 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 182469 2020-12-18T16:47:20 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 190994 2024-10-06T11:18:10.718003 application/epub+zip 195241 2024-10-06T11:18:05.307067 application/epub+zip 195242 2024-10-06T11:18:04.862195 application/epub+zip 331533 2024-10-06T11:18:15.096499 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 303595 2024-10-06T11:18:10.240986 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 303569 2022-09-07T14:33:57.598871 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 316944 316881 2024-10-06T11:18:02.833064 2023-10-06T11:46:23.178899 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 316570 2020-12-18T16:47:20 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 113216 2020-12-18T16:47:20 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 316577 2020-12-18T16:47:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 113204 2020-12-18T16:47:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22404 2024-10-06T11:18:15.240469 application/rdf+xml 24631 2024-10-06T11:18:04.960016 image/jpeg 4130 2024-10-06T11:18:04.911030 image/jpeg 181947 2024-10-06T11:18:04.474026 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog More titles under Rathborne, St. George More titles under Burton, Frederick R. (Frederick Russell) More titles under Cox, Stephen Angus Douglas