Project Gutenberg 2021-11-12 Public domain in the USA. 135 Carter, Nicholas (House name) Carter, Nick A Sharper's Downfall; Or, Into the Net David Edwards, Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "A Sharper's Downfall; Or, Into the Net" by Nicholas Carter is a detective novel likely written in the early 20th century. The book follows the iconic detective Nick Carter as he investigates a complex burglary with various layers of deception and intrigue. The plot centers around the theft of valuable intellectual property and personal treasures, which leads Carter into a tangled web of suspects, motivations, and potential criminal alliances." The opening of the story introduces an intriguing burglary involving a well-thought-out plan and skilled execution, allowing two thieves to escape with their loot without being detected. Detective Nick Carter arrives on the scene shortly after the crime has been committed and starts his investigations. As he examines the scene, he notes the signs of a professional job and suspects that the motive goes beyond simple theft; it likely involves a specific item of great importance, prompting him to dig deeper into the situation. The narrative not only sets up a classic whodunit mystery but also hints at larger conspiracies involving various characters, including potential adversaries within the world of crime and a complicated legal framework surrounding the stolen property. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 80.1 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Detective and mystery stories Dime novels American fiction PS Text Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery Category: Novels Category: American Literature 450269 2025-07-26T10:34:07.364611 text/html 431845 2024-10-18T17:02:51 text/html 412177 2025-07-26T10:34:14.997623 application/epub+zip 416067 2025-07-26T10:34:08.852614 application/epub+zip 221974 2025-07-26T10:34:08.116639 application/epub+zip 575799 2025-07-26T10:34:19.938610 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 533446 2025-07-26T10:34:14.279647 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 336689 2022-09-30T03:41:05.453547 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 399191 2025-07-26T10:34:05.484621 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 379318 2024-10-18T17:02:51 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17144 2025-07-26T10:34:20.116535 application/rdf+xml 21073 2025-07-26T10:34:08.314608 image/jpeg 3214 2025-07-26T10:34:08.215605 image/jpeg 936155 2025-07-26T10:34:07.410618 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