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The Stolen Brain; Or, A Wonderful Crime

The Stolen Brain; Or, A Wonderful Crime

Nicholas Carter

The Stolen Brain; Or, A Wonderful Crime is a detective novel by Nicholas Carter, written in the early 20th century. The story follows detective Nick Carter and his assistant Patsy Garvan as they investigate a controversial surgeon, Dr. Hiram A. Grantley, suspected of unethical surgeries on animals and possibly humans. This work is notable for its exploration of morality within the context of crime and features clever disguises and intricate plots characteristic of early American detective fiction.

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A detective novel written in the early 20th century. The story follows the renowned detective Nick Carter and his assist...

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"“There goes another, chief. That makes five so far. There surely is something going on to-night,” the young man at the...

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Nicholas Carter
Nicholas Carter

Prolific American author known for creating the iconic detective Nick Carter in early 20th-century pulp fiction.

Nick Carter Stories No. 147, July 3, 1915: On Death's Trail; Or, Nick Carter's Strangest Case
A Woman at Bay; Or, a Fiend in Skirts
Nick Carter Stories No. 160, October 2, 1915: The Yellow Label; Or, Nick Carter and the Society Looters.
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Nick Carter Stories No. 145, June 19, 1915: An Unsolved Mystery; Or, Nick Carter's Goverment Case
Nick Carter Stories No. 150, July 24, 1915: The House of Fear; Or, Nick Carter's Counterstroke.
Nick Carter Stories No. 156, September 4, 1915: Blood Will Tell; Or, Nick Carter's Play in Politics
A Stolen Name; Or, The Man Who Defied Nick Carter
With Links of Steel; Or, the Peril of the Unknown
Nick Carter Stories No. 154, August 21, 1915: The Mask of Death; Or, Nick Carter's Curious Case.
Nick Carter Stories No. 124, January 23, 1915: The Girl Kidnaper; Or, Nick Carter's Up-To-Date Clew.
Nick Carter Stories No. 146, June 26, 1915: Paying the Price; Or, Nick Carter's Perilous Venture
Nick Carter Stories No. 158, September 18, 1915: The Blue Veil; Or, Nick Carter's Torn Trail.
Nick Carter Stories No. 123, January 16, 1915: Half a Million Ransom; Or, Nick Carter and the Needy Nine.
Nick Carter Stories No. 121, January 2, 1915: The Call of Death; Or, Nick Carter's Clever Assistant
Nick Carter Stories No. 152, August 7, 1915: The Forced Crime; Or, Nick Carter's Brazen Clew.
Nick Carter Stories No. 120, December 26, 1914: An Uncanny Revenge; Or, Nick Carter and the Mind Murderer.
Captain Sparkle, Pirate; Or, A Hard Man to Catch
The Babbington Case; Or, Nick Carter's Strange Quest
The Twin Mystery; Or, A Dashing Rescue
A Cigarette Clew; Or, "Salted" For a Million
Nick Carter Stories No. 11, November 23, 1912: Nick Carter Strikes Oil; or,…
Nick Carter Stories No. 122, January 9, 1915: The Suicide; Or, Nick Carter and the Lost Head
Out of Death's Shadow; Or, A Case Without a Precedent
Nick Carter Stories No. 131, March 13, 1915: A fatal message; or, Nick Carter's…
Nick Carter Stories No. 157, September 11, 1915: A Human Counterfeit; Or, Nick Carter and the Crook's Double.
Nick Carter Weekly  No. 186, July 21, 1900: Nick Carter Rescues a Daughter; Or, The Junior Partner's Strange Behavior.
Nick Carter Stories No. 134, April 3, 1915; The Secret of Shangore; Or, Nick…
Toying with Fate; Or, Nick Carter's Narrow Shave
Under the Tiger's Claws; Or, A Struggle for the Right
Nick Carter Stories No. 151, July 31, 1915: The Mystery of the Crossed Needles; Or Nick Carter and the Yellow Tong
Nick Carter Stories No. 135. April 10, 1915; Straight to the Goal; Or, Nick…
A Battle for Right; Or, A Clash of Wits
Nick Carter Stories No. 149, July 17, 1915: A Network of Crime; Or, Nick Carter's Tangled Skein.
The Photographer's Evidence; Or, Clever but Crooked
A Broken Bond; Or, The Man Without Morals
Nick Carter Stories No. 148, July 10, 1915; The Mark of Cain; Or, Nick Carter's Air-Line Case
Nick Carter Stories No. 155, August 28, 1915: The Gordon Elopement; Or, Nick Carter's Three of a Kind.
Following a Chance Clew; Or, Nick Carter's Lucky Find
Nick Carter Stories No. 138 May 1, 1915; The Traitors of the Tropics; or, Nick…
New Nick Carter Weekly No. 197: The Little Glass Vial; Or a Beautiful Blackmailer Brought to Bay
Snarled Identities; Or, A Desperate Tangle
The Great Diamond Syndicate; Or, The Hardest Crew on Record
The Four-Fingered Glove; Or, The Cost of a Lie
Nick Carter Stories No. 143, June 5, 1915: The Sultan's Pearls; Or, Nick Carter's Porto Rico Trail
Nick Carter Stories No. 137, April 24, 1915: The Seal of Gijon; Or, Nick…
New Nick Carter Weekly; No. 28. July 10, 1897; Nick Carter at the Track; Or, How He Became a Dead Game Sport.
A Sharper's Downfall; Or, Into the Net
The Man Without a Conscience; Or, From Rogue to Convict
Nick Carter Stories No. 159, September 25, 1915: Driven from Cover; Or, Nick Carter's Double Ruse.
New Nick Carter Weekly, No. 11, March 13, 1897: Trim in the Wilds; Or, Hunting a Criminal on the Dark Continent
Hidden Foes; Or, A Fatal Miscalculation
The Plot That Failed; or, When Men Conspire