Project Gutenberg 2021-11-10 Public domain in the USA. 150 Carter, Nicholas (House name) Carter, Nick A Cigarette Clew; Or, "Salted" For a Million David Edwards, Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "A Cigarette Clew; Or, 'Salted' For a Million" by Nicholas Carter is a detective novel written in the early 20th century. The story follows the renowned detective Nick Carter and his trusty assistant, Patsy, as they embark on a thrilling investigation involving a swindling scheme related to a potentially fraudulent mining operation. The narrative promises a mix of clever deduction and adventurous escapades consistent with classic detective literature. At the start of the story, Nick Carter returns to New York after successfully apprehending swindlers out West and quickly learns from his assistant Patsy about two escaped criminals he had pursued. They meet John Lansing, a young man who survived a murderous attempt by a con artist named Yasmar, who seeks to control Lansing's family fortune. Lansing reveals his suspicions that Yasmar is involved in a mining investment scheme that he believes is a scam. As they delve deeper into the investigation, they are embroiled in a dangerous game of wits that includes thrilling confrontations and the looming threat from Yasmar and his cohorts. The tension escalates as Nick's adversaries try to silence him, leading to a gripping opening that sets the stage for a captivating mystery. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 83.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Detective and mystery stories Swindlers and swindling -- Fiction Dime novels American fiction Mines and mineral resources -- Fiction PS Text Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery Category: Novels Category: American Literature 324432 2025-07-26T10:29:20.970474 text/html 309665 2024-10-18T16:58:26 text/html 186492 2025-07-26T10:29:27.916472 application/epub+zip 188255 2025-07-26T10:29:22.219486 application/epub+zip 154206 2025-07-26T10:29:21.579515 application/epub+zip 372116 2025-07-26T10:29:32.273463 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 334464 2025-07-26T10:29:27.224494 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 247499 2022-09-30T03:30:23.167766 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 271468 2025-07-26T10:29:19.476535 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 251571 2024-10-18T16:58:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17715 2025-07-26T10:29:32.468431 application/rdf+xml 24041 2025-07-26T10:29:21.677484 image/jpeg 4044 2025-07-26T10:29:21.629475 image/jpeg 170476 2025-07-26T10:29:21.003525 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