Project Gutenberg 2020-12-06 Public domain in the USA. 169 Carter, Nicholas (House name) Carter, Nick Snarled Identities; Or, A Desperate Tangle David Edwards, Nahum Maso i Carcases, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.ne "Snarled Identities; Or, A Desperate Tangle" by Nicholas Carter is a detective fiction novel written in the early 20th century. The book follows the well-known detective Nick Carter and his assistant, Chickering Carter, as they attempt to enjoy a long-awaited vacation in the Adirondacks. However, their plans are disrupted when they read about the supposed death of a notorious criminal, Green-eye Gordon, stirring their curiosity and urgency to investigate. The opening of the story sets a light-hearted tone, with Nick attempting to disconnect from his detective life, only to have his plans altered by the breaking news of a fire at Clinton Prison resulting in Gordon's death. As Nick and Chick get ready to leave, they delve into the details of Gordon's criminal past, hinting at Nick's conflicted feelings around the notion of Gordon being truly incapacitated. The atmosphere shifts dramatically as it becomes apparent that Gordon is indeed alive and plotting his next move, which promises to draw Nick Carter back into the thrilling world of crime he was ready to escape from. This opening introduces readers to a clever narrative that blends a detective's holiday with a resurgence of conflict, setting the stage for an engaging and suspenseful tale. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 79.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Detective and mystery stories Dime novels Popular literature PS Text Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery Category: Novels Category: American Literature 429037 2025-07-25T09:59:00.277599 text/html 416185 2024-10-18T08:52:37 text/html 440235 2025-07-25T09:59:08.690495 application/epub+zip 439405 2025-07-25T09:59:01.374537 application/epub+zip 267544 2025-07-25T09:59:00.824533 application/epub+zip 543368 2025-07-25T09:59:13.399990 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 384202 2025-07-25T09:59:07.906526 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 315430 2022-09-28T20:12:11.998323 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 372928 2025-07-25T09:58:59.558579 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 353021 2024-10-18T08:52:37 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17197 2025-07-25T09:59:13.545967 application/rdf+xml 30416 2025-07-25T09:59:00.929522 image/jpeg 4560 2025-07-25T09:59:00.876525 image/jpeg 337607 2025-07-25T09:59:00.317577 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 Rathborne, St. George More titles under Burton, Frederick R. (Frederick Russell) More titles under Cox, Stephen Angus Douglas