Project Gutenberg 2004-04-01 Public domain in the USA. 220 Carter, Nicholas (House name) Carter, Nick The Crime of the French Café and Other Stories The crime of the French Café -- Nick Carter's ghost story -- The mystery of St. Agnes' Hospital. Produced by Steven desJardins and Distributed Proofreaders "The Crime of the French Café and Other Stories" by Nicholas Carter is a collection of detective stories written during the early 20th century. The book features Nick Carter, an intrepid detective known for his sharp wit and resourcefulness, as he solves various criminal puzzles, with the first story centering on a mysterious murder in a French restaurant. The opening of the first story presents Nick Carter on a routine case involving a robbery. As he waits outside a French café for a suspect, he witnesses a waiter fleeing the establishment, which piques his interest. Upon entering the café, Nick discovers a grisly scene in an empty dining room: a beautiful woman has been murdered, and the detective sets out to unravel the circumstances surrounding her death. The suspense builds as Nick questions witnesses and examines clues, leading him to a complex web of identities, motives, and unexpected twists crucial to solving the crime. This opening sets the stage for a thrilling investigation filled with intrigue and clever deductions. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 85.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Mystery fiction PS Text Category: Short Stories Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery Category: American Literature 327253 2025-08-05T13:12:09.033326 text/html 302642 2024-10-28T19:05:11 text/html 193029 2025-08-05T13:12:17.344228 application/epub+zip 198372 2025-08-05T13:12:12.166298 application/epub+zip 181497 2025-08-05T13:12:10.772387 application/epub+zip 384693 2025-08-05T13:12:20.861207 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 373663 2025-08-05T13:12:16.538281 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 331718 2022-09-06T18:08:28.528133 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 294415 2025-08-05T13:12:07.543297 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 274657 2024-10-28T19:05:11 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16549 2025-08-05T13:12:21.001217 application/rdf+xml 14397 2025-08-05T13:12:11.300325 image/jpeg 3424 2025-08-05T13:12:11.036292 image/jpeg 186020 2025-08-05T13:12:09.057340 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog More titles under Burton, Frederick R. (Frederick Russell) More titles under Cox, Stephen Angus Douglas More titles under Rathborne, St. George