Death of the Falcon

Killmaster #93

by Nick Carter

Good old fashioned espionage tale. The agency is AXE. The operative is code named Killmaster. The target - Rescue the wife of an Arab leader abducted by arab terrorists.

187 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1974

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 3 out of 5]

It is 1974 and the Muslim Arab King of Syria, a Middle Eastern ruler whom the US counts as a friend, is reluctantly divorcing his American wife Sherima in order to save her and their children from the consistent terrorist assassination attempts that are targeting them. Sherima's background before marriage was as a Texan ranch heiress and a secret US spy named "Silver Falcon," so when she is returning to the US to buy a horse ranch in the States, and is still being targeted for assassination by Black September, US super spy Nick Carter is tasked with keeping her safe.

This is the 93rd installment of the Nick Carter Killmaster series and it was ghost-written by Jim Bowser. 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, a superhero American James Bond-style agent. These stories have some adult content.

Verdict: "Death of the Falcon" (1974) is a fun Washington-area spy thriller, full of action and intrigue, women of low character, villainous terrorists, and an American spy hero.

Jeff's Rating: 3 / 5 (Good)
movie rating if made into a movie: R

[Bobkreidler · Rating 3 out of 5]

The second in my ongoing journey through cheesy adventure series. This one had a more polished tone than the last one I read, and then I discovered it was written by David Hagberg, who is actually an award-winning author. Nevertheless, this one is pretty cheesy too. No exotic locations - all the activity takes place in and around DC. It does feature a naively nefarious nymphomaniac who can only be satisfied by Our Hero. So. It has that going for it.

[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.