Project Gutenberg 2004-03-01 Public domain in the USA. 93 Old Sleuth 1837 1898 Halsey, Harlan Page Pastor, Tony Sleuth, Old The "Dock Rats" of New York; Or, The Smuggler Band's Last Stand "The 'Dock Rats' of New York; Or, The Smuggler Band's Last Stand" by Old Sleuth is a piece of early pulp fiction written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around Spencer Vance, a government detective, who finds himself embroiled in the dangerous world of smugglers along the New York coast. As he navigates the treacherous waters of deceit and betrayal, he encounters a mysterious young woman named Renie, who warns him of a deadly trap awaiting him that night. The narrative quickly escalates into a web of intrigue surrounding Renie's past and the sinister plans of her supposed father, Tom Pearce. At the start of the book, we are introduced to Spencer Vance, who is preparing to go out on a yacht under suspicious circumstances when he is suddenly warned by Renie, a beautiful girl clothed in rags, that he faces imminent danger—not from the sea but from those aboard the yacht. Vance learns that he is being targeted because he is a government officer investigating a smuggling operation. In a twist, Renie reveals that she inadvertently betrayed Vance to the smugglers but has come to warn him. This dynamic sets the stage for a series of thrilling encounters with Renie's potential kidnappers, the complexities of her background, and Vance's determination to thwart the smuggling operation, all while navigating the treacherous loyalties intertwined in this underworld. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 83.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Smuggling -- Fiction PS Text Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery Category: Adventure Category: Novels Category: American Literature 393260 2025-08-03T03:41:27.728716 text/html 393081 2025-01-09T18:39:25.701768 text/html 225336 2025-08-03T03:41:37.736672 application/epub+zip 230647 2025-08-03T03:41:31.476719 application/epub+zip 191070 2025-08-03T03:41:30.103685 application/epub+zip 535034 2025-08-03T03:41:42.214667 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 488011 2025-08-03T03:41:36.760661 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 443266 2022-09-03T06:34:52.502546 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 308807 2025-08-03T03:41:27.158710 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 308696 2013-10-05T15:27:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17563 2025-08-03T03:41:42.344608 application/rdf+xml 24192 2025-08-03T03:41:30.604685 image/jpeg 4883 2025-08-03T03:41:30.355667 image/jpeg 107141 2013-10-05T15:27:46 application/octet-stream application/zip 220599 2025-08-03T03:41:27.757713 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