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Killmaster #9
Eyes of the Tiger
The story is set in September 1965. Carter is in Geneva, Switzerland on Mission Tiger – a plan to steal a large gold and ruby statue of a tiger from Hermann Göring’s private Swiss bank vault. Former SS General Max Rader and Imperial Japanese Army Colonel Shikoku Hondo are also on their way to steal the tiger.
192 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1965
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Nick Carter
1,058 books45 followersNick 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.
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.
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January 30, 2016
The dime store James Bond. Nick Carter. N3. KILLMASTER. Whatever you want to call him, the books are always a fun, fast read. This time out our hero is out to get two keys from a nazi war criminal and an equally evil Japanese agent. With the help of the only person who knows what the German looks like, now that he's had a face lift, they're off on a race against time.
July 6, 2025
It is 1965 and US agent Nick Carter is in a complicated heist scheme. A Nazi war criminal and a Japanese war criminal hid a piece of Indonesian treasure, a golden Tiger with rubies for eyes and part of Hitler's fortune, away in a Swiss bank vault and each have a part of the key needed to open the vault. They went away for 20 years for those war crimes but are now going to try and get their loot.
Carter is tasked with working with a West German spy, the beautiful Baroness von Stadt, who knows what the Nazi looks like after he had plastic surgery to hide his real identity.
From there we get a good old-fashioned treasure chase and tense investigation as Nick is torn between finding 1) the treasure so it can be returned to its Indonesian owners in a Cold War display of goodwill, 2) the two war criminals who are on the lam and make them pay for their crimes, 3) which of the side characters in play are working with these monsters, 4) opportunities to make time with the various scandalous but lovely ladies involved, and 5) a way to stay alive himself.
This is the ninth 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. These stories have some adult content.
Verdict: An awesome thrill ride with a number of twists and turns well-foreshadowed but that I didn't see coming, and a smartly-paced tale of daring intrigue. A lot of these Nick Carter books are bad but "The Eyes of the Tiger" is ridiculously and luridly fantastic.
Jeff's Rating: 4 / 5 (Very Good)
movie rating if made into a movie: R
Carter is tasked with working with a West German spy, the beautiful Baroness von Stadt, who knows what the Nazi looks like after he had plastic surgery to hide his real identity.
From there we get a good old-fashioned treasure chase and tense investigation as Nick is torn between finding 1) the treasure so it can be returned to its Indonesian owners in a Cold War display of goodwill, 2) the two war criminals who are on the lam and make them pay for their crimes, 3) which of the side characters in play are working with these monsters, 4) opportunities to make time with the various scandalous but lovely ladies involved, and 5) a way to stay alive himself.
This is the ninth 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. These stories have some adult content.
Verdict: An awesome thrill ride with a number of twists and turns well-foreshadowed but that I didn't see coming, and a smartly-paced tale of daring intrigue. A lot of these Nick Carter books are bad but "The Eyes of the Tiger" is ridiculously and luridly fantastic.
Jeff's Rating: 4 / 5 (Very Good)
movie rating if made into a movie: R
September 3, 2018
I started referring to him as "THE GODDAM KILLMASTER!" about half way through this book. However, Manning Lee Stokes originally wrote the story in the third person. The printing I read was the 1973 one where it had been changed to first person. So it's probable that Nick wasn't originally written as a psycho. Just kind of a dick.
I agree with the cover's quoted review describing it as , "A brutal, chilling, suspense-filled thriller!" The pacing and the action scenes are both solid. In particular, there's a study-worthy fight scene midway through the book.
The Stokes' version is not only a dick, but he seems like a completely different person than Moolman had been writing about previously. He throws a tantrum about being ordered to work with a female agent, because he hates working with them. Which never came up on all the previous times he did just that. Or most of the later times that I've read either.
Unusually for this series, there's only one sex scene. Although that one read like ESL monster porn so it's probably for the best.
I agree with the cover's quoted review describing it as , "A brutal, chilling, suspense-filled thriller!" The pacing and the action scenes are both solid. In particular, there's a study-worthy fight scene midway through the book.
The Stokes' version is not only a dick, but he seems like a completely different person than Moolman had been writing about previously. He throws a tantrum about being ordered to work with a female agent, because he hates working with them. Which never came up on all the previous times he did just that. Or most of the later times that I've read either.
Unusually for this series, there's only one sex scene. Although that one read like ESL monster porn so it's probably for the best.
February 8, 2016
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.
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