Nick Carter Stories No. 139, May 8, 1915: The Pressing Peril
by Roland Ashford Phillips Nicholas Carter
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About This Book
The story begins with the discovery of high-quality counterfeit currency circulating in major cities. The counterfeit bills are so convincing that even experts struggle to distinguish them from genuine notes. When the authorities suspect that the criminals have acquired a set of master engraving plates stolen from a government mint, they enlist Nick Carter to track down the culprits and recover the plates before further damage is done.Carter’s investigation leads him into the shadowy underworld of counterfeiters, where he uncovers a web of deception and betrayal. From secret hideouts to daring...
Chapters (124)
- THE PRESSING PERIL; Or, NICK CARTER AND THE STAR LOOTERS.
- CHAPTER I. THE WOMAN WHO VANISHED.
- CHAPTER II. DOWN TO CASES.
- CHAPTER III. HOW NICK SIZED IT UP.
- CHAPTER IV. NICK DECLARES HIMSELF.
- CHAPTER V. NOLAN MAKES A DISCOVERY.
- CHAPTER VI. HOW IT WAS DONE.
- CHAPTER VII. NICK CARTER’S DOINGS.
- CHAPTER VIII. HOW NICK MADE GOOD.
- CHAPTER IX. THE LOOTING GAME.
- Dared for Los Angeles. By ROLAND ASHFORD PHILLIPS.
- CHAPTER XXIII. THE CONFESSION.
- CHAPTER XXIV. BEFORE THE BOARD.
- CHAPTER XXV. THE UNEXPECTED.
- AN IMPORTANT EXCEPTION.
- Saving the Building and Loan Money.
- THE PLUMAGE HUNTER.
- JOKES FROM JERROLD.
- THE NEWS OF ALL NATIONS.
- Michigan on Gridiron.
- Hen and High-bred Chickens.
- Destroying Odor of Smoke.
- Ex-slave Ill at 102.
- From Gate to President.
- Death Takes Four of Family.
- Dog Rescues an Old Soldier.
- Ding Dong! Go Bells for Wong Chungs.
- New Flag for Marshall.
- J. B. Brady Aids Woman.
- Army of Institutions.
- Anarchist Plot Revealed.
- Rowing Dates for Year.
- Reduce World Armies Plan.
- To Sell a Pilgrim’s House.
- Lieutenant Shares Meal with Private.
- Skipper of Six-master at Twenty-one.
- Canary Sings in Trenches.
- Dickens is German Soldiers’ Favorite.
- Forests Fired by Sparks.
- Expert Stump Blower Has Narrow Escape.
- Killed Nineteen California Lions.
- Officers Applaud New Box Wireless.
- Echoes of War in London Want Ads.
- Loses Leg After Fifty Years.
- Angry Lamb Injures Woman.
- Lost Boys Found in Abandoned Mine.
- Has Wonderful “Peace” Egg.
- Lands 975 War Horses Across Ocean Safely.
- Michigan Has Climbing Cow.
- Timber Inspector Slays Three Bears.
- Strangest Fresh-water Fish.
- Saved Russian from Big Bear.
- Tiny Locomotive is Wonder in Details.
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