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The Crime of the French Café and Other Stories

by Nicholas Carter

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  • 3 hours to read
  • 30 chapters
  • Reading level: 6th grade

"The Crime of the French Café and Other Stories" by Nicholas Carter is a collection of detective stories written during the early 20th century. The book features Nick Carter, an intrepid detective known for his sharp wit and resourcefulness, as he solves various criminal puzzles, with the first story centering on a mysterious murder in a French restaurant. The opening of the first story presents Nick Carter on a routine case involving a robbery. As he waits outside a French café for a suspect, he witnesses a waiter fleeing the establishment, which piques his interest. Upon entering the café, Nick discovers a grisly scene in an empty dining room: a beautiful woman has been murdered, and the detective sets out to unravel the circumstances surrounding her death. The suspense builds as Nick questions witnesses and examines clues, leading him to a complex web of identities, motives, and unexpected twists crucial to solving the crime. This opening sets the stage for a thrilling investigation filled with intrigue and clever deductions.

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  • Mystery fiction

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Chapter I: Private Dining-Room "B."

There is a well-known French restaurant in the "Tenderloin" district which provides its patrons with small but elegantly appointed private dining-rooms.

The restaurant occupies a corner house; and, though its reputation is not strictly first-class in some respects, its cook is an artist, and its wine cellar as good as the best.

It has two entrances, and the one on the side street is not well lighted at night.

At half-past seven o'clock one evening Nick Carter was standing about fifty yards from this side door.

The detective had shadowed a man to a house on the side street, and was waiting for him to come out.

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Contents

Show all 30 chapters
  1. Chapter I: Private Dining-Room "B."
  2. Chapter II
  3. Chapter III
  4. Chapter IV
  5. Chapter V
  6. Chapter VI
  7. Chapter VII
  8. Chapter VIII
  9. Chapter IX
  10. Chapter X
  11. Chapter I
  12. Chapter II
  13. Chapter III
  14. Chapter IV
  15. Chapter V
  16. Chapter VI
  17. Chapter VII
  18. Chapter VIII
  19. Chapter IX
  20. Chapter X
  21. Chapter I
  22. Chapter II
  23. Chapter III
  24. Chapter IV
  25. Chapter V
  26. Chapter VI
  27. Chapter VII
  28. Chapter VIII
  29. Chapter IX: The Other Side of a "Plain Case."
  30. Chapter X

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This free edition of The Crime of the French Café and Other Stories by Nicholas Carter comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #11989, released 2004-04-01. It is in the public domain in the United States, so you can read it here in full at no cost, on any phone, tablet or computer. Genre: Short Stories, Crime, Thrillers and Mystery, American Literature.

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