''Nick Carter-Killmaster'' is a series of spy adventures published from 1964 until 1990, first by Award Books, then by

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, and finally by

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. At least 261 novels were published. The character is an update of a pulp fiction private detective named

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, first published in 1886. No actual author is credited for the books, with the Nick Carter name being used as a house

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. Volumes varied between first-person and third-person narratives. Authors known to have contributed entries in the series are

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, Valerie Moolman, Manning Lee Stokes,

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, Robert J. Randisi,

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, and

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. The name Nick Carter was acknowledged by the series as having been inspired by the early 20th century pulp fiction detective of the same name in the 100th Killmaster volume (labelled ''Nick Carter 100'') which included an essay on the earlier Nick Carter and included a Nick Carter detective short story alongside a Killmaster adventure. The title character of the series serves as Agent N3 of AXE, a fictional spy agency for the United States government. The novels are similar to the literary

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novels—low on gadgets, high on action. Sexual encounters in particular are described in detail.

The character

The definitive description of Nicholas J. Huntington Carter is given in the first novel in the series, ''

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''. Carter is tall, over 6ft (1.83 m), lean and handsome with a classic profile and magnificently muscled body. He has wide-set steel gray eyes that are icy, cruel and dangerous. He is hard-faced, with a firm straight mouth, laugh-lines around the eyes, and a firm cleft chin. His hair is thick and dark. He has a small tattoo of a blue axe on the inside right lower arm near the elbow—the ultimate ID for an AXE agent. At least one novel states that the tattoo glows in the dark. Carter also has a knife scar on the shoulder, a shrapnel scar on the right thigh. He has a sixth sense for danger. Carter served as a soldier in World War II, then with the OSS, before he joined his current employer AXE. Carter practices

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for at least 15 minutes a day. Carter has a prodigious ability for learning foreign languages. He is fluent in English (his native tongue), Cantonese, French,'' The Eyes of the Tiger'' German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Portuguese, Putonghua (Mandarin),'' The China Doll'' Russian, Sanskrit,'' A Korean Tiger'' Spanish and Vietnamese. He has basic skills in Arabic,'' Safari for Spies'' Hindi, Japanese, Korean, Romansch, Swahili, and Turkish.''

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'' In the early novels, Carter often assumes a number of elaborate

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s in order to execute his missions.

Weapons and paraphernalia

Nick Carter uses three main weapons during the course of the series, all of which are named, and have histories. The gun, Wilhelmina, is a stripped-down German Luger. In the earliest stories, Carter got the gun off a German officer during a harrowing mission during

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. Later stories state that he has had a series of Lugers, all named Wilhelmina. The knife, Hugo, is a pearl-handled 400-year-old

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crafted by

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. The blade retracts into the handle, and the knife is worn on a special sheath on the wrist, designed to release it into the user's hand with a simple muscle contraction. The third member of the triad is Pierre, a poison gas bomb, which is a small egg-shaped device, usually carried in a pocket but sometimes as a "third testicle" at his scrotum. Activated with a simple twist, it would, within seconds, kill anyone or anything that breathed its potassium cyanide, an odorless and colorless gas. Carter often takes with him other weapons as the mission demands. These have included: * Cousin of Pierre: a smaller version of Pierre the poison gas bomb that can be concealed even more easily—described in '' The China Doll''; * Fang: a poison-tipped needle worn on a concealed index finger cap described in ''

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''; * Pepito: a non-lethal stun grenade used in '' Checkmate in Rio''. * Tiny Tim: a nuclear grenade "containing half a grain of sand of fissionable matter" used in ''

'' and '' The Red Guard'' * 10,000-watt laser pistol used in ''

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'' * Cigarette lighter that fires drugged darts used in ''

'' * Exploding cigars used in ''

'' Carter has used a variety of equipment in the novels, most of which have nicknames. These have included: * Antonio Moreno: a lifelike facemask made of a latex substance called Lastotex (apparently named after

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, the 1920s silent movie star); * Gladstone: a rhino hide suitcase with multiple concealed compartments; * Oscar Johnson: a small radio transmitter (unclear if it is named after Oscar Johnson, a baseball player active in the 1920s and 1930s, or

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, the

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recipient); * Quantity K: a powerful acid strong enough to destroy evidence/documents; * Laser torch: for burning through door locks used in '' The Weapon of Night''; * Singing Sam: a radio receiver concealed in electric razor/electric toothbrush used in ''

''; * Wristwatch with

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transmitter used in ''

''; * Triple X tablet: a universal

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and

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used in ''

''; * Talkalot: a scopolamine-like truth drug used in '' Danger Key''; * Unnamed injectable knockout drug requiring subsequent injection of antidote to regain consciousness used in '' The Weapon of Night''; * Store: an injectable drug that induces a week-long state of

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used in '' Peking & The Tulip Affair''

AXE

The agency Carter works for is described as being smaller and far more secret than the

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, mostly concerned with assassinations. In the first novel of the series, ''

'', AXE is described as "the trouble-shooting arm of the US secret services". AXE headquarters are located in the 6th floor offices of a building in

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under the cover of the Amalgamated Press and Wire Service. AXE is purported to contain several different departments with specific functions including Editing (later called "Special Effects and Editing")—headed by Geoffrey Poindexter—which, among other things, creates false biographies for agents and provides appropriate props (e.g. fake latex fingerprints); Documents—whose role is to plant stories in the media to support specific activities and create false identification and travel documents; Records—which provides background information on suspects; and Operations—which provides logistic support for specific missions. AXE has a branch office near

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and affiliate offices in countries around the world. Agents are given code designations; Carter's N3, which has at least once been stated as standing for Number three, identifies him as one of the elite Killmasters. It has been stated in some novels that there are four Killmasters in AXE, with Carter the most senior. The meaning of the code N3 is described differently in different novels—sometimes it is Carter's personal designation, other times it is considered a rank, with N1 being the highest, while in other novels we are told that Carter is the third Killmaster to have worked for AXE, with both his predecessors having been killed in action. * David Hawk, described in early novels as looking a lot like

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, is the head of AXE and Carter's personal boss. * Della Stokes, Hawk's personal secretary, is a character similar to Bond's Miss Moneypenny—flirtatious but serious. * Ginger Bateman is Hawk's personal secretary in later novels. * Geoffrey Poindexter, AXE's equivalent to Q, runs the Special Effects and Editing department; in charge of weapons, gadgets, disguises, and papers.

AXE agents

In the first novel in the series (''

''), AXE is described as comprising 24 agents. They are identified by alpha-numeric code. The following agents/codes have been described:

Novels

N.B.: The listing here is in series order (not necessarily by publication date, which is given) # ''

'' (Feb. 1964) A101F by

/ Valerie Moolman # '' The China Doll'' (April 1964) A105F by

/ Valerie Moolman # '' Checkmate in Rio'' (May 1964) A110F by Valerie Moolman # '' Safari for Spies'' (Aug. 1964) A114F by Valerie Moolman # '' Fraulein Spy'' (Oct. 1964) A118F by Valerie Moolman # ''

'' (Dec. 1964) A122F by

/ Valerie Moolman # '' A Bullet for Fidel'' (March 1965) A130F by Valerie Moolman # '' The 13th Spy'' (May 1965) A139F by Valerie Moolman # '' The Eyes of the Tiger'' (Sept. 1965) A152F by Manning Lee Stokes # ''

'' (Oct. 1965) A157F by Manning Lee Stokes # ''

Web of Spies ''Web of Spies'' is the 11th novel in the long-running Nick Carter-Killmaster series of spy novels. Carter is a US secret agent, code-named N-3, with the rank of Killmaster. He works for AXE – a secret arm of the US intelligence services. Pu ...

'' (Jan. 1966) A163F by Manning Lee Stokes # '' Spy Castle'' (Jan. 1966) A166F by Manning Lee Stokes # '' The Terrible Ones'' (May 1966) A172F by Valerie Moolman # ''

Dragon Flame ''Dragon Flame'' is the 14th novel in the Nick Carter-Killmaster series of spy novels. Carter is a US secret agent, code-named N-3, with the rank of Killmaster. He works for AXE – a secret arm of the US intelligence services. Publishing histor ...

'' (May 1966) A173F by Manning Lee Stokes # ''

'' (1966) A182F by Valerie Moolman # '' Danger Key'' (1966) A183F by Lew Louderback # ''

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'' (1966) A197F by

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# '' The Mind Poisoners'' (1966) A198F by

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/ Valerie Moolman # '' The Weapon of Night'' (1967) A215F by Valerie Moolman # '' The Golden Serpent'' (1967) A216F by Manning Lee Stokes # '' Mission to Venice'' (1967) A228X by Manning Lee Stokes # '' Double Identity'' (1967) A229X by Manning Lee Stokes # '' The Devil's Cockpit'' (1967) A238X by Manning Lee Stokes # ''

The Chinese Paymaster ''The Chinese Paymaster'' is the 24th novel in the long-running Nick Carter-Killmaster series of spy novels. Carter is a US secret agent, code-named N-3, with the rank of Killmaster. He works for AXE – a secret arm of the US intelligence ser ...

'' (1967) A239X by Nicholas Browne # '' Seven Against Greece'' (Sept 1967) A247X by Nicholas Browne # '' A Korean Tiger'' (1967) A248X by Manning Lee Stokes # '' Assignment: Israel'' (1967) A260X by Manning Lee Stokes # '' The Red Guard'' (1967) A261X by Manning Lee Stokes # '' The Filthy Five'' (Nov 1967) A276X by Manning Lee Stokes # '' The Bright Blue Death'' (1967) A277X by Nicholas Browne # ''

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'' (1968) A294X by Manning Lee Stokes # '' Operation Moon Rocket'' (1968) A295X by Lew Louderback # '' Judas Spy'' (April 1968) A325X by William L Rohde # '' Hood of Death'' (1968) A326X by William L Rohde # ''

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'' (1968) A366X by William L Rohde # '' Temple Of Fear'' (Oct 1968) A367X by Manning Lee Stokes # '' 14 Seconds to Hell'' (Nov 1968) A376X by Jon Messmann # '' The Defector'' (1969) A405X by George Snyder # '' Carnival for Killing'' (1969) A406X by Jon Messmann # ''

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'' (1968) A409X by William L Rohde # '' The Red Rays'' (1969) A423X by Manning Lee Stokes # '' Peking & The Tulip Affair'' (1969) A424X by Arnold Marmor # '' The Amazon'' (1969) A441X by Jon Messmann # '' Sea Trap'' (1969) A442X by Jon Messmann # ''

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'' (March 1970) A631X by Manning Lee Stokes # '' Mind Killers'' (1970) A655X by Jon Messmann # '' Time Clock of Death'' (June 1970) A656X by George Snyder # ''

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'' (1970) A686X by George Snyder # '' The Death Strain'' (Aug. 1970) A703S by Jon Messmann # ''

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'' (1970) A710S by George Snyder # '' Jewel of Doom'' (1970) A744S by George Snyder # '' Ice Bomb Zero'' (March 1971) A787S by George Snyder # '' Mark of Cosa Nostra'' (1971) A847S by George Snyder # '' The Cairo Mafia'' (Aug. 1972) AN1001 by Ralph Eugene Hayes # '' Inca Death Squad'' (Sept. 1972) AN1016 by

# ''

Assault on England ''Assault on England'' is the 67th novel in the long-running Nick Carter-Killmaster series of spy novels. Carter is a US secret agent, code-named N-3, with the rank of Killmaster. He works for AXE – a secret arm of the US intelligence services. ...

'' (Oct. 1972) AN1030 by Ralph Eugene Hayes # '' The Omega Terror'' (Nov. 1972) AN1033 by Ralph Eugene Hayes # '' Code Name: Werewolf'' (Jan. 1973) AN1055 by

# '' Strike Force Terror'' (1972) AN1056 by Ralph Eugene Hayes # '' Target: Doomsday Island'' (Feb. 1973) AN1075 By Richard Hubbard # '' Night of the Avenger'' (April 1973) AN1079 by

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# '' Butcher of Belgrade'' (April 1973) AN1109 by Ralph Eugene Hayes / Larry Powell # '' Assassination Brigade'' (April 1973) AN1121 by Thomas Chastain # '' The Liquidator'' (1973) AN1127 by Richard Hubbard # '' The Devil's Dozen'' (1973) AN1133 by

# '' The Code'' (1973) AN1146 by Larry Powell # '' Agent Counter-Agent'' (July 1973) AN1147 by Ralph Eugene Hayes # ''

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'' (Aug. 1973) AN1157 by Jeffrey Wallman # '' Our Agent in Rome is Missing'' (1973) AN1160 by Al Hine # '' The Kremlin File'' (Sept. 1973) AN1165 by Willis T Ballard # '' Spanish Connection'' (Sept. 1973) AN1166 by

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# '' Death's Head Conspiracy'' (1973) AN1178 by Robert Colby # '' The Peking Dossier'' (Dec. 1973) AN1217 by Linda Stewart # '' Ice-trap Terror'' (1974) AN1227 by Jeffrey Wallman # '' Assassin: Code Name Vulture'' (Jan. 1974) AN1239 by Ralph Eugene Hayes # '' Massacre in Milan'' (March 1974) AN1251 by Al Hine # '' Vatican Vendetta'' (1974) AN1263 by George Snyder / Ralph Eugene Hayes # '' Sign of the Cobra'' (1974) AN1270 by James Fritxhand # '' The Man Who Sold Death'' (1974) AN1297 by

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# '' The N3 Conspiracy'' (Aug. 1974) AQ1332 by

# '' Beirut Incident'' (1974) AQ1333 by Forrest V Perrin # '' Death of the Falcon'' (1974) AQ1354 by Jim Bowser # '' The Aztec Avenger'' (1974) AQ1356 by

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# ''

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'' (1975)AQ1400 by Linda Stewart # '' Dr. Death'' (1975) AY1424 by

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# '' Counterfeit Agent'' (1975) AQ1439 by

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# '' Six Bloody Summer Days'' (1975) AQ1449 by DeWitt S Copp # '' The Z Document'' (1975) AQ1460 by Homer H Morris # '' The Katmandu Contract'' (1975)AQ1479 by Jim Bowser # '' The Ultimate Code'' (1975) AQ1486 by William Odell # '' Assignment: Intercept'' (1976) AQ1512 by Marilyn Granbeck # '' Green Wolf Connection'' (1976) AQ1546 by

# '' Death Message: Oil 74-2'' (1976) AQ1559 by Dee Stuart /

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# '' The List'' (1976) AQ1556 by Jim Bowser # '' The Fanatics of Al Asad'' (1976) AQ1575 by

# '' The Snake Flag Conspiracy'' (1976) AQ1576 by

# '' The Turncoat'' (1976) AQ1581 by Leon Lazarus # '' The Sign of the Prayer Shawl'' (1976) AQ1590 by

# '' The Vulcan Disaster'' (1976) AQ1600 by George Warren # '' A High Yield in Death'' (1976) AQ1609 by Jim Bowser # '' The Nichovev Plot'' (1976) AQ1623 by

# '' Triple Cross'' (1976) AQ1636 by

# '' The Gallagher Plot'' (1976) AQ1647 by

# '' Plot for the Fourth Reich'' (Jan. 1977) AQ1655 by Bob Latona # '' Revenge of the Generals'' (June 1978) (AQ1664 Feb 1977 Cancelled) by

# '' Under the Wall'' (July 1978) (AQ1673 March 1977 cancelled) by DeWitt S Copp # '' The Ebony Cross'' (Aug. 1978) AQ1683 (April 1977 cancelled) by

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# '' Deadly Doubles'' (Sept. 1978) (AQ1695 May 1977 cancelled) by

# '' Race of Death'' (Oct. 1978) by

# '' Trouble in Paradise'' (Nov. 1978) by Robert Derek Steeley # '' Pamplona Affair'' (Dec. 1978) by Dee Stuart/

# '' The Doomsday Spore'' (Jan. 1979) by George Warren # '' The Asian Mantrap'' (Feb. 1979) by William Odell # '' Thunderstrike in Syria'' (March 1979) By Joseph Rosenberger # '' The Redolmo Affair'' (April 1979) by

# '' The Jamaican Exchange'' (May 1979) by Leon Lazarus # '' Tropical Deathpact'' (June 1979) by

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# '' The Pemex Chart'' (July 1979) by Dwight V Swain # ''

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'' (Sept. 1979) by

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# '' The Satan Trap'' (Oct. 1979) by

# '' Reich Four'' (Nov. 1979) by Fred Huber # '' The Nowhere Weapon'' (Dec. 1979) by William Odell # '' Strike Of The Hawk'' (Jan 1980) by Joseph L Gilmore # '' Day Of The Dingo'' (April 1980) by John Stevenson # '' And Next The King'' (May 1980) by

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# '' Tarantula Strike'' (June 1980) by Dan Reardon # '' Ten Times Dynamite'' (July 1980) by Frank Adduci jr # '' Eighth Card Stud'' (Aug. 1980) by Robert E. Vardeman # '' Suicide Seat'' (Sept. 1980) by George Warren # '' Death Mission: Havana'' (Oct. 1980) by Ron Felber # '' War From The Clouds'' (Nov. 1980) by Joseph L Gilmore # '' Turkish Bloodbath'' (Dec. 1980) by

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# '' The Coyote Connection'' (Feb. 1981) by

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/Jack Davis # '' The Q Man'' (March 1981) by John Stevenson # '' The Society Of Nine'' (April 1981) by

# '' The Ouster Conspiracy'' (May 1981) by

# '' The Golden Bull'' (June 1981) by John Stevenson # '' The Dubrovnik Massacre'' (July 1981) by Henry Rasof/

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# '' The Solar Menace'' (Aug. 1981) by Robert E. Vardeman # '' The Strontium Code'' (Sept. 1981) by

# '' Pleasure Island'' (Oct. 1981) by

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# '' Cauldron Of Hell'' (Nov. 1981) by Mike Jahn # '' The Parisian Affair'' (Dec. 1981) by H Edward Husenburger # ''

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'' (Jan. 1982) by

# ''

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'' (Feb. 1982) by Bruce Algozin # '' The Puppet Master'' (March 1982) by

# '' The Dominican Affair'' (March 1982) by

# '' The Damocles Threat'' (March 1982) by

# '' Earth Shaker'' (March 1982) by Robert E. Vardeman # '' The Treason Game'' (March 1982) by Joseph L Gilmore # '' Deathlight'' (March 1982) by

# '' The Israeli Connection'' (March 1982) by Robert Derek Steeley # '' Norwegian Typhoon'' (April 1982) by Robert E. Vardeman # '' The Hunter'' (May 1982) by

# '' Operation: McMurdo Sound'' (June 1982) by

# '' Appointment In Haiphong'' (July 1982) by

# '' Retreat For Death'' (Aug. 1982) by

# '' The Mendoza Manuscript'' (Sept. 1982) by

# '' The Death Star Affair'' (Oct. 1982) by

# '' Doctor DNA'' (Nov. 1982) by Robert E. Vardeman # '' The Christmas Kill'' (Jan. 1983) by Joseph L Gilmore # '' The Greek Summit'' (Feb. 1983) by

# '' The Outback Ghosts'' (March 1983) by Robert E. Vardeman # '' Hide And Go Die'' (April 1983) by

# '' The Kali Death Cult'' (May 1983) by Robert E. Vardeman # '' Operation Vendetta'' (June 1983) by Joseph L Gilmore # '' The Yukon Target'' (July 1983) by Robert E. Vardeman # '' The Death Dealer'' (Aug. 1983) by

# '' The Istanbul Decision'' (Sept. 1983) by

# '' The Decoy Hit'' (Oct. 1983) by

# '' Earthfire North'' (Nov. 1983) by

# '' The Budapest Run'' (Dec. 1983) by

# '' Caribbean Coup'' (Jan. 1984) by

# '' The Algarve Affair'' (Feb. 1984) by

# '' Zero-Hour Strike Force'' (March 1984) by

# '' Operation Sharkbite'' (April 1984) by

# '' Death Island'' (May 1984) by

# '' Night of the Warheads'' (June 1984) by

# '' Day of the Mahdi'' (July 1984) by

# '' Assignment: Rio'' (August 1984) by

# '' Death Hand Play'' (Sept. 1984) by

# '' The Kremlin Kill'' (Oct. 1984)

# '' The Mayan Connection'' (Nov. 1984) by

# '' San Juan Inferno'' (Dec. 1984) by Joseph L Gilmore # '' Circle of Scorpions'' (Jan. 1985) by

# '' The Blue Ice Affair'' (Feb. 1985) by Ron Felber # '' The Macao Massacre'' (March 1985) by

# '' Pursuit of the Eagle'' (April 1985) by

# '' The Vengeance Game'' (May 1985) by

# '' Last Flight to Moscow'' (June 1985) by Joseph L Gilmore # '' The Normandy Code'' (July 1985) by

# '' White Death'' (Aug. 1985) by

# '' The Assassin Convention'' (Sept. 1985) by Joseph L Gilmore # '' Blood of the Scimitar'' (Oct. 1985) by

# '' The Execution Exchange'' (Nov. 1985) by

# '' The Tarlov Cipher'' (Dec. 1985) by

# '' Target Red Star'' (Jan. 1986) by

# '' The Killing Ground'' (Jan. 1986) by

# '' The Berlin Target'' (Feb. 1986) by

# '' Mercenary Mountain'' (March 1986) by

# '' Blood Ultimatum'' (April 1986) by Ron Felber # '' The Cyclops Conspiracy'' (May 1986) by

# '' Tunnel for Traitors'' (June 1986) by

# '' The Samurai Kill'' (July 1986) by

# '' Terror Times Two'' (Aug. 1986) by

# '' Death Orbit'' (Sept. 1986) by

# '' Slaughter Day'' (Oct. 1986) by

# '' The Master Assassin'' (Nov. 1986) by

# '' Operation Petrograd'' (Dec. 1986) by

# ''

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'' (Jan. 1987) by

# '' Blood of the Falcon'' (Feb. 1987) By

# ''

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'' (March 1987) by

# '' The Terror Code'' (April 1987) by

# ''

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'' (May 1987) by

# '' Blood Raid'' (June 1987) by

# '' East of Hell'' (July 1987) by

# '' Killing Games'' (Aug. 1987) by

# '' Terms of Vengeance'' (Sept. 1987) by

# ''

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'' (Oct. 1987) by Jack Garside # '' Night of the Condor'' (Nov. 1987) by Gardner F. Fox # '' The Poseidon Target'' (Dec. 1987) by

# '' The Andropov File'' (Jan. 1988) by Jack Garside # '' Dragonfire'' (Feb. 1988) by

# '' Bloodtrail to Mecca'' (March 1988) by

# '' Deathstrike'' (April 1988) by Jack Garside # '' Lethal Prey'' (May 1988) by

# '' Spykiller'' (June 1988) by

# '' Bolivian Heat'' (July 1988) by

# '' The Rangoon Man'' (Aug. 1988) by

# '' Code Name Cobra'' (Sept. 1988) by Jack Garside # '' Afgan Intercept'' (Oct. 1988) by Jack Garside # '' Countdown to Armageddon'' (Nov. 1988) by

# '' Black Sea Bloodbath'' (Dec. 1988) by Jack Garside # '' The Deadly Diva'' (Jan. 1989) by

# '' Invitation to Death'' (Feb. 1989) by

# ''

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'' (March 1989) by

# '' The Korean Kill'' (April 1989)

# '' Middle East Massacre'' (May 1989) by

# '' Sanction to Slaughter'' (June 1989) by Jack Garside # '' Holiday in Hell'' (July 1989) by

# '' Law of the Lion'' (Aug. 1989) by Shelly Loewenkopf # '' Hong Kong Hit'' (Sept. 1989) by

# '' Deep Sea Death'' (Oct. 1989) by Jack Garside # '' Arms of Vengeance'' (Nov. 1989) by Shelly Loewenkopf # '' Hell-Bound Express'' (Dec. 1989) by

# '' Isle of Blood'' (Jan. 1990) by

# '' Singapore Sling'' (Feb. 1990) by Jack Garside # '' Ruby Red Death''(March 1990) by Jack Garside # '' Arctic Abduction'' (April 1990) by Jack Garside # '' Dragon Slay'' (May 1990) by

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