Losing the use of a sail could cost days on a long passage, so it’s well worth giving some thought to what can be done, and what you have to hand. Not all sail repairs are so accessible and straightforward, but there is no reason why most problems can’t be solved at sea with a reasonable repair kit. The sail was progressively furled up so the damage was in reach and it was surprisingly easy to rethread new stitching through the existing holes – and the repair was good enough to stop the damage spreading. The spinnaker had been pinned too tight and had rubbed through the stitching of the furled headsail. I was clipped on a short tether with one hand on the boat. Novels featuring Carter continued to appear through the 1950s, by which time there was also a popular radio show, Nick Carter, Master Detective.During last year’s ARC I was to be found at one point on the pulpit restitching the foot tape of our headsail. The Nicholas Carter name was treated as a pseudonym, and many volumes were written in the first person. Coryell, and many of the earliest volumes were by Frederick Van Rensselaer Dey, Thomas C. Publishers Street & Smith of New York published over 1,000 Nicholas Carter books, none of which carried author credits, although it is known that the first was by John R. Nicholas Carter is the name of a popular fictional detective, who first appeared in a dime novel entitled The Old Detective's Pupil or, The Mysterious Crime of Madison Square in 1886. Publishers Street & Smith of New York published over 1,000 Nicholas Carter books, none of Librarian Note: There is more than one author in the GoodReads database with this name. Librarian Note: There is more than one author in the GoodReads database with this name. REVENGE-INSURANCE FRAUD-MASS MURDER-BURIED TREASUREĬhapter IV: "LET THE LAW TAKE ITS COURSE" I found the window unlocked, and there are footprints outside in the tracks I found part of what seems to be a key ring, a heavy silver semi-circle, the design being apparently a dragon with its tail in its mouth. The murderer used a knife, which is still in his body. The deed was evidently done late last night before he retired. Langworthy, was found dead in his room this morning. THE TELEGRAM THAT SET OFF THE MURDER INVESTIGATION and MANHUNT in THE CASE of DRAGON KEY RING CLEW: Nick Carter Challenged: "I should like to see you run down a murderer without ever viewing the body of the victim or the scene of the crime."Ģ4 CHAPTERS OF RIP-ROARING turn-of-the-19th-century DETECTIVE ACTION and INCREDIBLE ESCAPES!
Nick Carter Challenged: "I should like to see you run down a murderer without ever viewing the body of the victim or the scene of the crime." 24 CHAPTERS OF RIP-ROARING turn-of-the-19th-century DETECTIVE ACTION and INCREDIBLE ESCAPES! THE TELEGRAM TH NICK CARTER: The Key Ring ClewĪ Dime-Novel DETECTIVE Adventure of 19th-century MASTER DETECTIVE, Nick Carter. NICK CARTER: The Key Ring Clew by Nicholas Carter a Dime-Novel DETECTIVE Adventure of 19th-century MASTER DETECTIVE, Nick Carter.