The Terror Code

Killmaster #224

by Nick Carter

A fanatical group of anti-American terrorists is out to destroy every U.S. backed nuclear base in Europe. And the agent in Tangier who holds the key to the conspiracy has disappeared. He may have been kidnapped, or he may be dead. And it's up to Nick Carter to find the answer in the deadly alleys of Morocco's savage underworld, where death is bought cheaply and the truth may be more costly even Agent N3 bargained for!

208 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 1987

About the author

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.

Reviews

[Paul Wood · Rating 3 out of 5]

2.5 stars. Light on action, heavy on chain smoking. Poorly constructed plot, didn’t give us enough about the “terrorists” to care one way or another. We didn’t even really get the why... the author went out of his way to insert sex scenes in places where they made very little sense - I feel like the guy writing it had to check a lot of boxes... Stilted dialog? Check. Awkward and ill-timed sexual interludes? Check. Convoluted plot? Check. Bland villains whose motivation is unclear? Check. Lesbians? Check. Scene involving nunchucks? Missed opportunity. Easily 3-star worthy had the Killmaster been given an opportunity to break out the ‘chucks.