{"product_id":"2940015534054","title":"The American Marquis; or, Detective for Vengeance","description":"“The American Marquis”, an early American “dime novel”, is a delightful romp of a romance within a detective mystery that takes place in France and the United States. It is a story of a wedding with masked participants who have never met before.  However, the bride and groom fall in love in that moment only to be separated immediately afterward.  The rest of the comedy-of-errors story relates how the athletic, resourceful, master-of-disguise husband goes about finding his lost wife.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe story was originally published in “The Magnet Detective Library”, issue #7 (circa 1887) and also in the “Secret Service Series”, issue #21, 1889, both by Street \u0026amp; Smith publishers. The author, Nick Carter (sometimes Nicholas Carter), is a pseudonym used by several different authors.  The original Nick Carter was a fictional detective created by John Russell Coryell.  The character first appeared in the New York Weekly magazine in 1886 which was also published by Street \u0026amp; Smith.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis edition was prepared and edited by Snazz eBooks ™.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOriginal cover design and other original content of this edition are Copyright © 2012 by Snazz eBooks ™. All rights reserved. No reproduction by any means is allowed without permission.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHere is an excerpt:\u003cbr\u003eA sudden stop; a shout; the creaking of an iron gate; the crushing of stones under the wheels as the carriage moved more slowly on.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“We are here.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Remarkable. I thought we were there. May I take this bandage off my eyes?”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Not yet,” interrupted the stranger, hastily.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe door was opened and Clinton assisted out of the carriage.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUp a short flight of marble steps; across a tessellated porch.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eClinton counted the steps, counted the strides over the porch.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThrough a wide door-way into a large hall. Clinton could tell that by the echo of their footfalls.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUp a broad wooden staircase, with massive, carved balustrades.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eClinton did not fail to note every possible particular.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTwo wide landings before the upper hall was reached.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSeven paces forward, ten to the right; double doors opened; a large room entered, and the doors closed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Stand here a few moments and do not remove the bandage.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe echo of the stranger’s steps on the wooden floor was followed by the closing of a door at the other end of the chamber.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eScarcely had the door closed than from the side of the chamber Clinton could hear the noise of another door softly opened and as softly closed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA gentle rustle of female garments, a low, musical, half suppressed laugh, and all was still.","brand":"Snazz eBooks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47071107907824,"sku":"2940015534054","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940015534054_p0.jpg?v=1763621448","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940015534054","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}