The Weapon of Night

Killmaster #19

by Nick Carter

'The Weapon of Night' brings three foreign agents to America to help Nick Carter battle a diabolical plot by his arch-enemy Mr Judas. The blackout of November 1965 sets the stage, an eight-state power outage, that led The United States to become the easiest target to render it totally helpless. Now was the time to revisit the rolling blackouts, the strange lights in the sky, and the dreaded stinging smog.

160 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published January 1, 1967

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

[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.

[Beauregard Shagnasty · Rating 3 out of 5]

Another amusing adventure. I am rather undemanding when it comes to books of this type.