The Plan: Kill the President of the United States. The Assassin: Nick Carter
He Masterminded The Strontium Code Nikolai Fedor Kobelev, code name, Puppet Master, an insane but exceedingly brilliant man, and next in line to become the head of KGB. His diabolical master plan would explode into a final world war, with Russia emerging as the victor. He had to be stopped......permanently! The man to do it, Nick Carter "Killmaster N3". The counter plan would be equally insane. Drastically alter the mind of Nick Carter to become that of a disgruntled CIA agent ready to defect to the Russians. Only the plan works too well, and suddenly Nick finds himself sought after by his country, to be stopped...........permanently!
Nick 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.