Project Gutenberg 2020-09-29 Public domain in the USA. 146 Carter, Nicholas (House name) Carter, Nick The Great Diamond Syndicate; Or, The Hardest Crew on Record Produced by David Edwards, Nahum Maso i Carcases, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "The Great Diamond Syndicate; Or, The Hardest Crew on Record" by Nicholas Carter is a detective novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around Nick Carter, a skilled detective, who is called to investigate a shocking murder and the theft of a significant diamond collection. The narrative sets up a complex web of intrigue involving characters such as Charley Maynard, the young man seeking justice for his murdered uncle, and Anton Sawtelle, who appears to be entangled in the mystery. At the start of the book, the plot thickens when Charley Maynard rushes to Nick Carter to share the horrifying news of his uncle's murder and the simultaneous theft of half a million dollars’ worth of diamonds. Despite the chaos surrounding the crime scene, where both his mother and cousin have also been assaulted, Charley believes the recovery of the diamonds may unveil the identity of the murderer. As Nick questions Charley about the unfolding events, subtle clues begin to emerge, indicating that the culprits might not be who they seem, and suggesting that there may be more sinister familial ties at play. The narrative quickly establishes an atmosphere of suspense, drawing readers into an engaging mystery full of twists and red herrings. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 83.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Detective and mystery stories Murder -- Investigation -- Fiction Dime novels Jewel thieves -- Fiction PS Text Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery Category: Novels Category: American Literature 385003 2025-06-25T06:56:02.989171 text/html 372195 2024-10-18T06:37:35 text/html 387717 2025-06-25T06:56:10.305143 application/epub+zip 385348 2025-06-25T06:56:04.138174 application/epub+zip 229393 2025-06-25T06:56:03.598198 application/epub+zip 491675 2025-06-25T06:56:14.220141 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 348505 2025-06-25T06:56:09.733136 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 291577 2022-09-28T14:54:09.485929 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 333920 2025-06-25T06:56:02.191187 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 313930 2024-10-18T06:37:35 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17491 2025-06-25T06:56:14.364157 application/rdf+xml 29579 2025-06-25T06:56:03.705166 image/jpeg 4333 2025-06-25T06:56:03.652181 image/jpeg 313560 2025-06-25T06:56:03.029164 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