Project Gutenberg 2021-11-15 Public domain in the USA. 181 Carter, Nicholas (House name) Carter, Nick The Stolen Brain; Or, A Wonderful Crime David Edwards, Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "The Stolen Brain; Or, A Wonderful Crime" by Nicholas Carter is a detective novel written in the early 20th century. The story follows the renowned detective Nick Carter and his assistant Patsy Garvan as they investigate suspicious activities surrounding a controversial surgeon named Doctor Hiram A. Grantley, who is rumored to conduct unethical surgery on both living animals and potentially, humans. With a gripping premise that explores themes of morality in the realm of medical science, readers can expect a thrilling mix of mystery and ethical dilemmas as the plot unfolds. At the start of the tale, Nick Carter is introduced alongside his assistant, who has recently taken on disguises to infiltrate a suspicious neighborhood. They are particularly focused on Dr. Grantley, a skilled yet notorious surgeon who has fallen out of favor due to his unconventional methods. As they observe strange occurrences, including the arrival of patients of dubious backgrounds and reports of unsettling experiments, they devise a plan to uncover the truth about Grantley’s practices. The narrative quickly escalates into a dangerous confrontation involving surgery, deception, and moral questions about the boundary between medical innovation and inhumane experimentation, setting an intense tone that promises to captivate readers. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 78.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Detective and mystery stories Dime novels American fiction PS Text Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery Category: Novels 515445 2025-07-26T10:38:09.885430 text/html 502839 2024-10-18T17:04:40 text/html 429524 2025-07-26T10:38:18.457431 application/epub+zip 433535 2025-07-26T10:38:11.415475 application/epub+zip 261519 2025-07-26T10:38:10.622442 application/epub+zip 629328 2025-07-26T10:38:23.903919 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 563191 2025-07-26T10:38:17.442433 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 388362 2022-09-30T03:49:36.428720 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 465447 2025-07-26T10:38:08.212453 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 445570 2024-10-18T17:04:39 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16982 2025-07-26T10:38:24.106867 application/rdf+xml 21792 2025-07-26T10:38:10.771456 image/jpeg 3229 2025-07-26T10:38:10.700438 image/jpeg 430031 2025-07-26T10:38:09.932447 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 Cox, Stephen Angus Douglas More titles under Burton, Frederick R. (Frederick Russell) More titles under Rathborne, St. George