America at the beginning of the twentieth century. Refined society, secular intrigues and crimes that determine the fate of entire states. But the attackers cannot escape justice if the famous detective Nick Carter takes up the case! This man was called the American Sherlock Holmes. Readers demanded a continuation of his adventures, flooding the publisher with letters. “Who is the author?” - they were interested. But this question still remains a secret behind seven seals. There is a version that the author was also named Nick Carter and, like his hero, he was a detective. Probably the brilliant detective wrote... about himself! This means that all the terrible crimes described in his novels are not fiction, but real stories!