A Broken Bond

Nick Carter is a fictional private 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 private detective". This tale opens in South America, with a lone man lying in wait in the mountains. He lets a caravan of peasants pass. Ten minutes later, the sound of a horse's hooves signal the arrival of his quarry. Who is the man and why is he trying to shoot his victim? (6 hr 1 min)

Chapters

A Shot from Ambush	9:59	Read by William Allan Jones
The Witness Makes Conditions	10:51	Read by William Allan Jones
An Unfortunate Letter	10:32	Read by William Allan Jones
Crawford is Troubled	10:24	Read by William Allan Jones
Another Murderous Attack	8:27	Read by William Allan Jones
The Love of Comrades	7:43	Read by Peter Ryan
Follansbee Hits the Nail	8:18	Read by Peter Ryan
Name Your Price	9:12	Read by Annie Mars
A Fair Offer	6:25	Read by ToddHW
The Raised Check	5:20	Read by ToddHW
A Distinguished Scoundrel	9:37	Read by ToddHW
The Deadly Tube	4:24	Read by dr4gonfly
Chick Sights the Buzzard	6:57	Read by Steven Seitel
Nick's Assistant Decamps	7:58	Read by Steven Seitel
A Bad Combination	5:08	Read by Kenny Harrington
A Bird of Ill Omen	6:10	Read by Lynne T
Nick Carter Miscalculates	5:35	Read by Steven Seitel
On the Fire Escape	8:57	Read by Steven Seitel
A Fiendish Plot	7:17	Read by Steven Seitel
Quick Work is Necessary	8:05	Read by WendyKatzHiller
In Need of Evidence	8:12	Read by Shy
Help from the House Detective	6:13	Read by Janna Erikson
The Hypodermic	6:40	Read by Janna Erikson
The Plunger Reaches Home	6:50	Read by Janna Erikson
The Madman's Get-Away	6:16	Read by Janna Erikson
The Awakening of Remorse	5:03	Read by Shy
An Astounding Statement	6:17	Read by Hopeforce1
'You've Saved Me from Myself'	7:32	Read by Paul Harvey
A Strange Development	7:57	Read by Hopeforce1
An Unlucky Morning	8:56	Read by Kenny Harrington
Nick Has a Hunch	10:53	Read by Kenny Harrington
The Man Who Never Lets Go	6:16	Read by Tony Posante
Will He Score?	6:37	Read by PatrS
A Visit to the Bank	7:55	Read by Ajeeshrp7
The Doctor Gets a Surprise	11:30	Read by Ajeeshrp7
Some Plain Truths	6:15	Read by Ajeeshrp7
Follansbee Reaches the Limit	9:08	Read by Ajeeshrp7
Nick is Baulked	9:20	Read by Ajeeshrp7
Patsy Traces the Ambulance	6:46	Read by Ajeeshrp7
The Private Hospital	9:23	Read by Josh Broussard
Nick Has a Plan	8:21	Read by Josh Broussard
The Detective Acquires a Wife	8:20	Read by Josh Broussard
The Hypnotic Spell	6:50	Read by Josh Broussard
Chick Comes to Grief	9:10	Read by Josh Broussard
'Heaven Help Me'	5:37	Read by Josh Broussard
The Bond is Mended	7:39	Read by Josh Broussard

Reviews

(3.5 stars)

Erster Zweiter

Okay story. Most of the second part was read by someone where you constantly have to disassemble and reassemble the words in your mind to get the actual text. Let alone its meaning between the lines.

NC TRIUMPHS AGAIN

(5 stars)

AVID READER

A pretty good story with an arch fiend and an all-knowing detective. The plot is plausible, and the solution is satisfying. The readers were mostly good and usually understandable.

(4 stars)

Katzmania

Story was Ok a few if the readers were not; generally most readers ok to good.

Good yarn!