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Killmaster #151
The Strontium Code
A cargo of contamination headed for U.S. shores!
Securing the beta canister with its contents without upsetting OPEC's delicate balance is near routine challenge for Nick Carter "Killmaster N3". Until he learns that its deadly cargo is playing a crucial role in a vast and sinister Soviet scheme.
The contents: Fatally radioactive Strontium 90. Which can reduce human flesh to raw meat and promises a hideous and painful death!
The location: Aboard a Japanese tanker heading for California and the nation's largest oil refinery!
The clincher: The distinct possibility that Nick Carter himself has already been contaminated!
Securing the beta canister with its contents without upsetting OPEC's delicate balance is near routine challenge for Nick Carter "Killmaster N3". Until he learns that its deadly cargo is playing a crucial role in a vast and sinister Soviet scheme.
The contents: Fatally radioactive Strontium 90. Which can reduce human flesh to raw meat and promises a hideous and painful death!
The location: Aboard a Japanese tanker heading for California and the nation's largest oil refinery!
The clincher: The distinct possibility that Nick Carter himself has already been contaminated!
208 pages, Paperback
First published September 1, 1981
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About the author
Nick Carter
1,054 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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August 6, 2021
I've read a couple Nick Carter books and this was standard, which is to say, it was not perfect but still very enjoyable.
Sharon's fate actually surprised me because she made it SO FAR in the book. The action was great, although I think they spent way too much time on the ship at the end; the parts leading up to the ship were much more interesting. I loved how he solved the mysteries and tracked down the clues and how the deaths seemed to weigh on him heavily.
The opening teaser was especially great.
The back of the book's "clincher" about "the distinct possibility that Nick himself has already been contaminated!" seems weird because this never once came up in the book, and there was absolutely no possibility Nick had been contaminated because the strontium radiation was shown to be an extremely obvious and fast-acting killer. Had Nick been contaminated he'd have known about it REAL fast, lol. I suspect this must've been from an an earlier outline of the story and no one ever dropped it.
Anyway, not perfect, but still great!
Sharon's fate actually surprised me because she made it SO FAR in the book. The action was great, although I think they spent way too much time on the ship at the end; the parts leading up to the ship were much more interesting. I loved how he solved the mysteries and tracked down the clues and how the deaths seemed to weigh on him heavily.
The opening teaser was especially great.
The back of the book's "clincher" about "the distinct possibility that Nick himself has already been contaminated!" seems weird because this never once came up in the book, and there was absolutely no possibility Nick had been contaminated because the strontium radiation was shown to be an extremely obvious and fast-acting killer. Had Nick been contaminated he'd have known about it REAL fast, lol. I suspect this must've been from an an earlier outline of the story and no one ever dropped it.
Anyway, not perfect, but still great!
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