Ice Bomb Zero

Killmaster #63

by Nick Carter

Deadly risks and nerve chilling surprises. AXE had received information that the Chinese were constructing a top secret base impregnable to attack. The location of the Chinese installation was somewhere thousands of feet below the Arctic ice. Nick Carter's mission was to find the base and destroy it before the Chinese used it gain world dominance.

160 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 1971

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.

[Samuel NII OKINE · Rating 5 out of 5]

the moves in this book is terrific. it was beyond my imagination. the tenses and the contructions were simply made. i love the story

[Ruth · Rating 3 out of 5]

Book 63 in the Killmaster series published in 1971. Nick Carter was the pseudonym used by several different authors to publish this series of books. Some of the authors known to have written some books in the series are Martin Cruz Smith, Michael Avallone and Valerie Moolman. In the seventies, this would have been considered to be "racy" in places - now, of course, it is really tame compared to some. Billed as suspense thrillers, the protagonist is another experienced and highly skilled secret agent. The baddies are the Chinese and the balance of world power is at risk due to a secret and deadly missile base (sound familiar?). The hero is Agent N3 of AXE, a fictional spy agency for the United States government. Great romping read - ideal for escapism. Not sure why, but his weapons have names Wilhelmina for the luger that he carries and Hugo the knife.

[Matthew · Rating 3 out of 5]

One of the better Nick Carter books I've read, though it is still the reading equivalent of eating McDonald's.