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 Project Gutenberg 2020-06-19 Public domain in the USA. 158 Carter, Nicholas (House name) Carter, Nick A Battle for Right; Or, A Clash of Wits David Edwards, Nahum Maso i Carcases, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "A Battle for Right; Or, A Clash of Wits" by Nicholas Carter is a detective novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around the protagonist, Howard Milmarsh, whose life spirals after a heated poker game results in an unexpected death, pushing him into a state of panic and resulting in his decision to flee. The plot likely navigates themes of morality, culpability, and the quest for redemption, typical of Carter's engaging storytelling. The opening of the book introduces a tense poker game at the Old Pike Inn, where accusations of cheating ignite violence among the players. Howard Milmarsh, one of the players, confronts his cousin Richard Jarvis over claims of deceit, leading to a scuffle that ends in a fatal blow. As Howard grapples with the repercussions of his actions—believing he may be a murderer—he resolves to escape his life and the consequences awaiting him. Disturbingly intertwined with these events is the watchful eye of the famed detective Nick Carter, suggesting that the story will develop into a thrilling pursuit of both justice and truth surrounding the tragic circumstances at the inn. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 82.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Detective and mystery stories Dime novels PS Text Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery Category: Novels 455010 2025-07-25T03:35:42.427402 text/html 440948 2024-10-18T03:59:39 text/html 414799 2025-07-25T03:35:50.908361 application/epub+zip 413847 2025-07-25T03:35:43.477389 application/epub+zip 274261 2025-07-25T03:35:42.938361 application/epub+zip 533220 2025-07-25T03:35:55.699270 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 481920 2025-07-25T03:35:50.174356 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 344851 2022-09-28T06:56:10.250785 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 409623 2025-07-25T03:35:41.614345 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 389763 2024-10-18T03:59:39 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16513 2025-07-25T03:35:55.847278 application/rdf+xml 24232 2025-07-25T03:35:43.052332 image/jpeg 3986 2025-07-25T03:35:42.997357 image/jpeg 333765 2025-07-25T03:35:42.471350 application/octet-stream application/zip More titles under Rathborne, St. George More titles under Cox, Stephen Angus Douglas More titles under Burton, Frederick R. (Frederick Russell)