The Man Without a Conscience


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(4.4 stars; 29 reviews)

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 11:59 Read by John
Modern Highwaymen 12:48 Read by John
Nick Carter Held Up 14:26 Read by Nancy Gorgen
The Escape 14:31 Read by AstridAmnell
The House in Laurel Road 20:53 Read by Nancy Gorgen
Madame Victoria 18:08 Read by Nancy Gorgen
The Deeper Mystery 17:50 Read by Nancy Gorgen
Under the Surface 16:11 Read by Nancy Gorgen
Body and Limbs 16:50 Read by Nancy Gorgen
The Anchor to Windward 13:13 Read by Nancy Gorgen
The Incentive to Treachery 9:19 Read by Nancy Gorgen
The Road to Canton 17:05 Read by Nancy Gorgen
Close Quarters 13:20 Read by Nancy Gorgen
Shadows and Shadowed 12:45 Read by Wayne Cooke
On Nick's Trail 15:29 Read by Paul Harvey
A Terrible Predicament 13:02 Read by hmansoor
A Crisis 11:20 Read by hmansoor
A Last Resort 12:40 Read by John
Nick Carter's Escape 12:21 Read by John

Reviews

NEVER MESS WITH NICK


(5 stars)

Pretty fair plot. Readers we're good.

Good old style yarn


(4 stars)

Well read by the various reader's.