America at the beginning of the 20th century. An exquisite society, social intrigues, crimes in the upper circles. And only one person can unravel the most tangled intrigue and reveal the most terrible murder—the famous detective Nick Carter.
He was called America’s Sherlock Holmes. Readers demanded a continuation of his adventures, bombarding publishing houses with letters. And they were never disappointed…
“Who is the author?”—enthusiastic readers wondered. This question remains a mystery to this day, sealed behind seven locks. There is a theory that the author was also called Nick Carter, and that, just like his hero, he was a detective. Probably the brilliant detective wrote… about himself! And that means all the horrific crimes described in his novels are not fiction, but real stories. And we’re about to find out what it was like a century ago…