 George Charles Jenks was born in London. In 1872, he moved to the USA where he stayed for the rest of his live. He was an author, playwright, lecturer, and newspaper reporter. He also wrote novels under the house name 'Nicholas Carter' and stories under the house name 'W.B. Lawson'. |
Titles and year of publication:
| 1) The Climax | 1909 |
| 2) The Deserters (with Anna Alice Chapin) | 1911 |
| 3) Stop Thief! (with Carlyle Moore) | 1913 |
| As 'Nicholas Carter' | |
| 1) Harrison Keith's Queer Clue; or, Among the "Reds" | 1908 |
| 2) Harrison Keith's Double Mystery; or, A Curious Crime | 1908 |
| 3) Harrison Keith's Chance Shot; or, A Lucky Accident | 1908 |
| 4) Harrison Keith's Lucky Strike; or, The Plot That Failed | 1909 |
| 5) The Bullion Mystery; or, Nick Carter's Case from Overseas | 1914 |
| 6) In the Toils of Fear; or, Nick Carter's Quickest Shift | 1914 |
| 7) The Just and the Unjust; or, Nick Carter's Sudden Resolution | 1914 |
| 8) Instinct at Fault; or, Chased by Fear | 1914 |
| 9) A Struggle with Destiny; or, Nick Carter's Gentle Persuader | 1914 |
| 10) A Rascal of Quality; or, Outgeneraled and Beaten | 1914 |
| 11) Out with the Tide; or, A Tragedy of the Sea | 1914 |
| 12) The Soul Destroyers; or, Worse Than Death | 1914 |
| 13) The Keeper of Black Hounds; or, A Hidden Fortune | 1914 |
| 14) A Perilous Parole; or, In the Grip of Fate | 1914 |
| 15) On the Ragged Edge; or, When Crooks Gather | 1914 |
| 16) One Object in Life; or, Harrowed by Remorse | 1914 |
| 17) As a Crook Sows; or, An Elusive Clew | 1915 |
| 18) Held in Suspense; or, Nick Carter's Flareback | 1915 |
| 19) Just One Slip; or, Nick Carter's Best Guess | 1915 |
| 20) To the Ends of the Earth; or, The Penalty for Failure | 1915 |
| 21) When Brave Men Tremble; or, The Terror of the Unknown | 1915 |
| 22) Where Peril Beckons; or, Undaunted by Odds | 1915 |
| 23) Satan's Apt Pupil; or, Nick Carter's Worthy Foe | 1915 |
| 24) Outlaws of the Blue; or, The Winged Menace | 1917 |
| 25) Found in the Jungle; or, A Crime Within a Crime | 1917 |
| 26) Won by Magic; or, Too Clever to Last | 1917 |
| 27) The Man They Held Back; or, The Queerest Crime on Record | 1917 |
| 28) The Sultan's Pearls; or, Robbing Nature | 1917 |
| 29) The Crossed Needles | 1917 |
| 30) The Yellow Label; or, The Drive Against Crime (with Samuel C. Spalding) | 1917 |