Project Gutenberg 2020-01-09 Public domain in the USA. 181 Carter, Nicholas (House name) Carter, Nick Out of Death's Shadow; Or, A Case Without a Precedent Produced by David Edwards, Karin Spence and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Out of Death's Shadow; Or, A Case Without a Precedent" by Nicholas Carter is a detective novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around the famous detective Nick Carter, who is embroiled in a complex murder case linked to a series of deceptions involving a woman named Cora Reesey, also known as Madame Ree. As the narrative unfolds, Carter must navigate through secrets, lies, and an impending trial to uncover the truth underlying a murder and the fates of several key players, including John Dashwood and Gabriel Leonard. The opening of the novel introduces us to Nick Carter, who is in discussions regarding a murder trial involving a woman accused of killing her husband. As he converses with John Dashwood, the manager of the manufacturing company linked to the case, tensions arise concerning business irregularities. The narrative shifts focus as mysterious figures appear, including Madam Ree, who is revealed to have a tumultuous connection to other characters and motivations tied to the central crime. Suspicion begins to hobble through the dialogue, leading to a sense of foreboding as Nick Carter’s innate detective instincts kick in, suggesting that darker complexities await as the story progresses. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 81.6 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Detective and mystery stories Dime novels Popular literature PS Text Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery Category: Novels 340708 2025-07-24T09:19:06.689084 text/html 327312 2024-10-17T15:40:26 text/html 280569 2025-07-24T09:19:12.761051 application/epub+zip 278493 2025-07-24T09:19:07.781120 application/epub+zip 185771 2025-07-24T09:19:07.167075 application/epub+zip 362437 2025-07-24T09:19:16.291057 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 330146 2025-07-24T09:19:12.293063 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 238053 2022-09-27T15:48:19.868505 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 312492 2025-07-24T09:19:06.038085 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 292540 2024-10-17T15:40:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16912 2025-07-24T09:19:16.443026 application/rdf+xml 4115 2025-07-24T09:19:07.284079 image/jpeg 1077 2025-07-24T09:19:07.236107 image/jpeg 215442 2025-07-24T09:19:06.722071 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 Rathborne, St. George More titles under Cox, Stephen Angus Douglas