"Half a Million Ransom; or, Nick Carter and the Nine Paupers" is an exciting detective novel that is part of a series of stories about the famous detective Nick Carter. Authors Carter, Nicholas (pseud); Jenkins, Burke; Small, A. L., in his book tell about the incredible adventures of the main character, who this time solves the case with a ransom in the amount of half a million dollars. Nick Carter once again risks his life to save nine lives, finding himself in a vortex of strange and dangerous circumstances. The reader expects vivid events in the midst of incredible events, crimes and revelations of secrets, which makes this novel a perfect read for lovers of detectives and adventures.