The Pressing Peril

Nick Carter's latest New York case opens with a frantic Fifth Avenue appeal that seems like a simple abduction, but quickly reveals a tangle of false names, hidden errands, and dangerous deception. When the missing woman is linked to Lord Waldmere, the Imperial Loan Company, and a shady businessman named Stuart Floyd, Nick calls in Chick and Patsy and begins tracing a scheme built on stolen jewels, skimmed money, and carefully planted lies. By following Floyd through secret meetings and a phone-booth warning, Nick turns the tables with a bold disguise, a fake loan application, and a surprise raid that exposes the criminals' plan. The action then shifts to a moonlit cabin in a different, more personal struggle, where Miss Trask arrives west seeking the truth about her brother's death. As detectives close in, Nash sacrifices himself to shield her reputation, falsely confessing to the killing and facing arrest, disgrace, and the crushing possibility that the woman he loves may testify against him. From urban intrigue to frontier heartbreak, these episodes deliver fast-paced mystery, betrayal, and high-stakes emotional drama. This edition has been fully restored with modern typesetting, custom cover design.