The Cobra Kill

Killmaster #47

by Nick Carter

In which: Nick Carter and a beautiful nymphomaniac team up on a wild, bizarre manhunt through the jungles of Malaysia!

Genres: Fiction

160 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1969

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

[Redsteve · Rating 2 out of 5]

Was gifted this at Maesmas (local dive bar Christmas party) and I wasn't exactly what I expected. It's definitely pulpy, but less over-the-top than I assumed. I was expecting something like James Bond, but with extra cheese. Instead, the protagonist doesn't even kill anyone until page 62 (and doesn't have sex until page 45), which I feel shows a surprising amount of restraint in a 197 page potboiler. Much of the first quarter of the novel is spy tradecraft and commentaries on the cold war in 1969 Asia (The book is set in China and Malaysia). There are no weirdo Q Division devices. Apparently (according to Wikipedia), there are 261 novels in this series, published between 1964 and 1990, and "Nick Carter" is a pseudonym for a number of authors (the "Killmaster" books are always put out under that name). Not terrible, although some of the sexual metaphors are real howlers, and be advised that the racial and gender sensitivity is about what you'd expect in a pulp spy novel from the period. 2.5 stars. Glad I didn't spend money on it.

[Hristo Poparov · Rating 1 out of 5]

Were all of the opposition bad performers?-Not likely, in my opinion. The next to be regarded as a fairy tale.

[Benjamin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very dope

[Little Timmy · Rating 3 out of 5]

A nice rewrite of an old Pulp character. Recast more in the James Bond spy mode. Good quick men's adventure read. If you are looking for some fast paced action and adventure then this is a recommended read.