The Casbah Killers

Killmaster #52

by Nick Carter

A macabre manhunt for a missing agent... A new Nick Carter thriller that will grip you in icy shock until its terrifying totally unexpected climax!

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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

[Jeff Tankersley · Rating 1 out of 5]

It is 1969 and Nick Carter has been sent to Casablanca on a mission to find out what happened to a fellow agent of AXE, the US super-secret counterintelligence agency they both work for. He checks in with the agent's recent female companions and they are obviously beautiful, suspicious, and distrustful until he has his way with them. There is a larger conspiracy, of course, and Nick will try to figure it out before an explosive finale.

This is the 52nd installment of the Nick Carter Killmaster series and it was ghost-written by Jon Messmann. Nick Carter the author is a pseudonym used by several authors writing for the series for Award Books, with Nick Carter also being the name of the protagonist character, an American version of James Bond. These stories have adult content.

Verdict: Pretty bad. Some of the Nick Carter books are fun but this one is a total yawn around the few tense interactions he has with some Moroccan street hoodlums (the "Casbah killers").

Jeff's Rating: 1 / 5 (Bad)
movie rating if made into a movie: R

[Anthony Wright · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read these Nick Carter series books and loved them when I was a kid. A little violence, a little sex, a little political intrigue...all my needs were met then.

[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.