Double Identity (A Killmaster Spy Chiller)

Killmaster #22

by Nick Carter

1967 Vintage paperback A229X. Strong spine with slight wear. Bright clean cover has rubbing, shelf and light edge wear. Text is perfect. Same day shipping first class.

Genres: Thriller

Hardcover

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

[Jeff Tankersley · Rating 2 out of 5]

It is 1967 and there is an American soldier captured years prior by the Chinese, presumed KIA, brainwashed, and then with plastic surgery and training he now believes he is actually the American superspy Nick Carter, aka N3, aka Killmaster. The Chinese want to keep secretly fueling the conflict between India and Pakistan and need to eliminate the real Nick Carter for their plans to work. In mountainous Tibet they send their fake Nick Carter on murderous actions against CIA agents there with the hope that the REAL Nick Carter will respond, fall into a trap, and then be eliminated for good by the brainwashed doppelganger.

This is the 22nd installment of the Nick Carter Killmaster series and it was ghost-written by Manning Lee Stokes. Nick Carter the author is a pseudonym used by several authors writing for the series, with Nick Carter also being the name of the protagonist character, a superhero American James Bond-style agent.

Verdict: "Double Identity" isn't a very good episode of the Nick Carter series but has its moments. The first half's drug-induced time in the mountain sanctum is just awful but then he meets a fun character, the hard-drinking patriot Mike Bannion, when his mission takes him to Karachi in pursuit of his Chinese double and then he resorts to explosive actions when he finds how the Chinese have been carrying out their fiendish conflict escalation plans.

Jeff's Rating: 2 / 5 (Okay)
movie rating if made into a movie: R

[Michael P.]

I only go through about 3 chapters, but those were either dull or stupid. I did not need to read more.

[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.