Project Gutenberg 2021-07-09 Public domain in the USA. 144 Carter, Nicholas (House name) Carter, Nick Phillips, Roland Ashford Nick Carter Stories No. 131, March 13, 1915: A fatal message; or, Nick Carter's slender clew A fatal message; or, Nick Carter's slender clew -- On a dark stage [continued]. David Edwards, Stephen Hutcheson, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (Northern Illinois University Digital Library at http://digital.lib.niu.edu/) "A Fatal Message; or, Nick Carter's Slender Clew" is a detective novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around the iconic detective Nick Carter, who uses his keen intellect and skills to unravel a mystery involving a suspicious telegram that hints at a potential crime. Set against a backdrop of intrigue and crime, the narrative promises a captivating journey filled with suspense as Nick Carter works to thwart a robbery. At the start of the story, Nick Carter is in a restaurant booth where he overhears two men discussing a peculiar telegram addressed to a stranger named John Dalton. The unusual content of the telegram piques Nick's interest, leading him to investigate further. He discovers that the telegram may be linked to a crime involving money being transported by the Southern Limited train. Nick quickly assembles his assistants, Chick Carter and Patsy Garvan, to intercept a special-delivery letter and to thwart the impending robbery. The opening sets a tone of urgency and intelligence, establishing Nick Carter as a formidable detective on the verge of unraveling a dangerous scheme. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 83.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Popular literature -- Periodicals Detective and mystery stories, American -- Periodicals PS Text Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery Category: Novels Category: American Literature 268870 2025-07-26T06:48:54.522453 text/html 254476 2024-10-18T14:47:29 text/html 384887 2025-07-26T06:49:02.441397 application/epub+zip 387852 2025-07-26T06:48:57.529398 application/epub+zip 154373 2025-07-26T06:48:56.197412 application/epub+zip 470938 2025-07-26T06:49:05.830428 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 441387 2025-07-26T06:49:01.079439 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 230647 2022-09-29T15:43:28.580575 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 232678 2025-07-26T06:48:53.574415 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 212476 2024-10-18T14:47:29 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17282 2025-07-26T06:49:05.987353 application/rdf+xml 24274 2025-07-26T06:48:56.327425 image/jpeg 4047 2025-07-26T06:48:56.261397 image/jpeg 379990 2025-07-26T06:48:54.552433 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 Cox, Stephen Angus Douglas More titles under Rathborne, St. George