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Killmaster #259
Ruby Red Death
Killmaster #259
During World War II, Prince Sergei Romanovsky's parents were slaughtered and the family jewels stolen by a Red Army sergeant. Romanovsky escaped, changed his identity, and became one of the most feared men in the Soviet bloc. Vadim Vinnick, powerful head of the Romanian intelligence service. Now Vinnick is dying and wants to make a deal with AXE, critical information about Soviet operations in exchange for revenge. Nick CArter's job is to find Boris Glaskov, the man who butchered Vinnick's family and retrieve the Heartstone, the priceless bloodred Romanovsky ruby. But Glaskov has killed before for the sake of the gem. And he would find it a pleasure to add Nick Carter to his list of victims.....
During World War II, Prince Sergei Romanovsky's parents were slaughtered and the family jewels stolen by a Red Army sergeant. Romanovsky escaped, changed his identity, and became one of the most feared men in the Soviet bloc. Vadim Vinnick, powerful head of the Romanian intelligence service. Now Vinnick is dying and wants to make a deal with AXE, critical information about Soviet operations in exchange for revenge. Nick CArter's job is to find Boris Glaskov, the man who butchered Vinnick's family and retrieve the Heartstone, the priceless bloodred Romanovsky ruby. But Glaskov has killed before for the sake of the gem. And he would find it a pleasure to add Nick Carter to his list of victims.....
198 pages, Mass Market Paperback
Published March 1, 1990
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About the author
Nick Carter
1,066 books46 followersNick Carter is a house pseudonym used by Award, Ace, and later Jove, publishing for the series Nick Carter who later graduated to a special agent for the Killmaster novels, a series of 261+ spy adventures published from 1964 until late 1990s.
A great number of writers have written under the pen-name over the years, beginning in September 1886 when Nick Carter first appeared in the 'New York Weekly' in a 13-week serial, entitled 'The Old Detective's Pupil; or, The Mysterious Crime of Madison Square'.
The Nick Carter character was originally conceived by Ormond G. Smith, the son of one of the founders of Street & Smith, and realized by John R. Coryell.
A great number of writers have written under the pen-name over the years, beginning in September 1886 when Nick Carter first appeared in the 'New York Weekly' in a 13-week serial, entitled 'The Old Detective's Pupil; or, The Mysterious Crime of Madison Square'.
The Nick Carter character was originally conceived by Ormond G. Smith, the son of one of the founders of Street & Smith, and realized by John R. Coryell.
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