Project Gutenberg 2020-09-07 Public domain in the USA. 149 Carter, Nicholas (House name) Carter, Nick A Broken Bond; Or, The Man Without Morals David Edwards, Nahum Maso i Carcases, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "A Broken Bond; Or, The Man Without Morals" by Nicholas Carter is a novel likely written in the early 20th century. The story sets the stage for an intense drama involving themes of betrayal, murder, and mental instability, following the complexities between two partners in a mining venture—James Stone and Winthrop Crawford. The narrative promises a deep exploration of their deteriorating relationship, complicated by Stone's psychological struggles and violent tendencies. The opening of the novel introduces a tense scene where James Stone attempts to assassinate his partner, Crawford, from a hidden position in the mountains. After the failed attempt, the narrative shifts to a conversation between Stone and Dr. Charlie Floyd, who suspects that Stone's mental state is deteriorating and attempts to persuade him to seek help. Despite Stone's resistance, Floyd insists on his friend's need for treatment, highlighting the depths of their troubled friendship. As the plot unfolds, themes of loyalty and the fragility of the human mind come into play, setting the stage for a gripping tale of crime and moral ambiguity. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 80.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Detective and mystery stories Dime novels Popular literature PS Text Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery Category: Novels 397032 2025-06-25T06:14:48.075516 text/html 381296 2024-10-18T05:53:41 text/html 416861 2025-06-25T06:14:55.078446 application/epub+zip 416207 2025-06-25T06:14:49.087516 application/epub+zip 269981 2025-06-25T06:14:48.615486 application/epub+zip 511323 2025-06-25T06:14:59.218429 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 457544 2025-06-25T06:14:54.579501 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 311833 2022-09-28T13:16:23.679937 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 353875 2025-06-25T06:14:47.529512 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 334003 2024-10-18T05:53:41 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17022 2025-06-25T06:14:59.350433 application/rdf+xml 25634 2025-06-25T06:14:48.713485 image/jpeg 3966 2025-06-25T06:14:48.665476 image/jpeg 324605 2025-06-25T06:14:48.120516 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