Nick Carter Books in Order
Find the Nick Carter Killmaster books in order, with short summaries of the fictional agent’s spy missions to help you choose your next adventure.
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Nick Carter books in publication order
260 books
The Execution Exchange
by Nick Carter
1985
A Mafia hitman and a Green Beret die while infiltrating a terrorist group. Nick Carter must locate a third infiltrator before the same organization claims another undercover operative.
The Macao Massacre
by Nick Carter
1985
Computer secrets are being stolen and Japanese scientists kidnapped. Following the trail toward Hong Kong, Nick Carter investigates a conspiracy that combines stolen technology with the disappearance of experts.
The Normandy Code
by Nick Carter
1985
Nick Carter goes undercover in a Normandy casino to recover a stolen Madonna statuette. Hidden inside are the computer codes for Europe's Pershing missiles, making the French underworld's stolen treasure a dangerous military prize.
The Tarlov Cipher
by Nick Carter
1985
Defector Alexander Tarlov brings secrets from behind the Iron Curtain, but they're encrypted. Nick Carter must find the woman whose tattoo holds the key before the KGB reaches her and recovers the information.
The Vengeance Game
by Nick Carter
1985
Nick Carter heads to Beirut to hunt the terrorist behind the Marine barracks bombing and the Munich massacre. Another attack is coming, while competing intelligence agencies complicate his attempt to stop the man responsible.
White Death
by Nick Carter
1985
A renegade Russian scientist has created a virus capable of killing millions. Forced to cooperate with the KGB, Nick Carter pursues him to an Antarctic fortress before his plan for mass murder can unfold.
Blood Ultimatum
by Nick Carter
1986
Terrorists have stolen plutonium and intend to turn it into an atomic bomb. Nick Carter must track down the missing material and stop the group before its theft becomes a threat to countless lives.
Death Orbit
by Nick Carter
1986
An astronaut is shot during a space shuttle mission, and his fellow crewman appears to be the only possible killer. Nick Carter investigates at NASA, where the evidence clashes with the suspect's trusted record.
Mercenary Mountain
by Nick Carter
1986
Food and financial aid are disappearing before reaching people in Africa. Nick Carter investigates an elite mercenary force based in Zaire, whose latest assignment threatens American security and puts him directly in its sights.
Operation Petrograd
by Nick Carter
1986
A Russian officer offering submarine plans and a CIA buyer are murdered in Tokyo. With the microchip missing, Nick Carter enters the scramble for military secrets while pursuing a bigger target: the submarine itself.
Slaughter Day
by Nick Carter
1986
An Iranian terrorist steals plutonium and seeks a physicist to build atomic bombs. Nick Carter must stop a nuclear blackmail scheme before the stolen material becomes a weapon.
Target Red Star
by Nick Carter
1986
While targeting a terrorist leader, Nick Carter discovers a KGB kidnapping plot involving two Britons. Stopping it means protecting Western intelligence services from a scheme intended to undermine them.
Terror Times Two
by Nick Carter
1986
Nick Carter and KGB assassin Boris Vandrostov converge on Lisbon to buy a secret that could transform warfare. Their rivalry turns the transaction into a personal confrontation with an enemy who has already wounded Carter.
The Berlin Target
by Nick Carter
1986
Missile guidance manufacturer Stephan Conway is blackmailed, then his wife is killed in Berlin. Nick Carter doubts the apparent assassination mistake and investigates a plot more complicated than an attack on a defense contractor.
The Cyclops Conspiracy
by Nick Carter
1986
An armed takeover threatens Togo, and local sources blame the KGB. Washington doubts Soviet involvement, leaving Nick Carter to uncover who's behind the operation while troops gather and the country's crisis grows more dangerous.
The Killing Ground
by Nick Carter
1986
Colonel Arkadi Ganin, an assassin with many identities, has received the assignment he most wants: killing Nick Carter. His target can fight back, turning the mission into a deadly contest between two experienced operatives.
The Master Assassin
by Nick Carter
1986
Mercenary Colonel Zack Anderson commands a private army in the Amazon and dreams of building an empire. Nick Carter enters his territory alone and unarmed, becoming the quarry in a jungle hunt against overwhelming odds.
The Samurai Kill
by Nick Carter
1986
Nick Carter and Australian agent Siobhan O'Neill investigate strange underwater craft near the Marshall Islands. Attacks by mysterious divers and rapidly spreading poisonous seaweed point toward a threat that could devastate the world's oceans.
Tunnel for Traitors
by Nick Carter
1986
A Soviet laser weapon threatens American satellites, while a secret Berlin tunnel provides access to enemy communications. Nick Carter must expose a mole in West German intelligence before both the tunnel and the operation are compromised.
Blood of the Falcon
by Nick Carter
1987
Moroccan mercenary Reguiba has the money, weapons, and fighters to attack American allies in the Middle East. Nick Carter must stop his campaign before it fractures the Western alliances that his employers want to destroy.
Blood Raid
by Nick Carter
1987
Terrorists preparing to defect to the West are being murdered by a secret group called the One Hundred Eyes. Nick Carter follows its trail with reporter Noreen Parris, whose information comes with motives he distrusts.
Crossfire Red
by Nick Carter
1987
Soviet intelligence officer Dasha Peshkova has been passing secrets to the West, but her CIA contact is captured. Nick Carter must enter the USSR and get her out before the KGB investigation exposes her.
Death Squad
by Nick Carter
1987
The son of dying Latin American dictator Carlos Baldez is kidnapped as generals and rebels maneuver for power. Nick Carter investigates the abduction before the struggle over the country's future turns into civil war.
East of Hell
by Nick Carter
1987
Ambassadors and officials are being murdered in Hong Kong, and Nick Carter is assigned to find the assassin. His investigation pits him against a killer whose campaign has made powerful people throughout the city targets.
Holy War
by Nick Carter
1987
Five CIA agents are abducted and murdered by an Indian clan of assassins. Nick Carter follows their funding to a KGB operative and his royal ally, whose conspiracy threatens to destabilize India through further violence.
Killing Games
by Nick Carter
1987
A former freelance CIA assassin known as the Hunter has gone rogue. Nick Carter pursues him through a deadly contest of pursuit and deception, discovering an international conspiracy behind the killer's increasingly bloody activities.
Night of the Condor
by Nick Carter
1987
An earthquake in the Peruvian Andes exposes a decades-old plane wreck and evidence that a celebrated spy was murdered. Nick Carter follows the case through Brazilian criminal connections, a death squad, and the U.S. Embassy.
Pressure Point
by Nick Carter
1987
Nick Carter goes to Scotland to investigate a fellow agent's death. His assignment leads him toward a secret Soviet force of miniature submarines carrying nuclear weapons, where discovering the truth requires infiltrating a dangerous operation.
Terms of Vengeance
by Nick Carter
1987
Nick Carter is tasked with protecting leaders attending a summit that could bring peace to the Middle East. Assassin Ja'il Rahman intends to turn the gathering into bloodshed, forcing Carter to unravel a conspiracy spanning countries.
The Poseidon Target
by Nick Carter
1987
Renegade scientists have built a device capable of detecting submarines and intend to sell control of the oceans. Nick Carter must steal it from a Far Eastern criminal stronghold before the auction changes the military balance.
The Terror Code
by Nick Carter
1987
Terrorists plan to destroy American-backed nuclear bases throughout Europe, but the agent holding vital information has vanished in Tangier. Nick Carter searches Morocco's underworld for the missing man before the conspiracy reaches its targets.
Afghan Intercept
by Nick Carter
1988
The Soviets plan to destroy Afghanistan's mujaheddin. Nick Carter must first earn the fighters' trust and cooperation if he is to disrupt the operation threatening their resistance movement.
Black Sea Bloodbath
by Nick Carter
1988
The Soviet Union has gathered vital intelligence documents at an installation in Sukhumi on the Black Sea. Nick Carter undertakes a solo raid to infiltrate the site and obtain the concentrated cache of secrets.
Bloodtrail to Mecca
by Nick Carter
1988
An Israeli aircraft believed lost in Libya falls into the hands of a terrorist splinter group. Nick Carter follows its trail through the Middle East to recover it before the group's plans ignite a religious war.
Bolivian Heat
by Nick Carter
1988
A Bolivian drug lord trades cocaine for weapons, building a private army that threatens to extend his influence into government. Nick Carter must intercept the shipment and confront the mastermind known as the Charcas Man.
Code Name Cobra
by Nick Carter
1988
A feud within a powerful Indian family threatens to destabilize the country. Nick Carter enters the struggle to prevent a revolution, but an assassin known as Cobra turns the mission into a fight for his own survival.
Countdown to Armageddon
by Nick Carter
1988
A KGB agent wants to defect with plans for a violent Soviet operation. Nick Carter must protect him and get him to America alive, keeping the intelligence from being lost before it can be used.
Deathstrike
by Nick Carter
1988
A billionaire trying to rescue his failing empire recruits the assassin El Adwan for a scheme involving the international oil market. Nick Carter follows the killer's trail and tries to stop the businessman's plans from succeeding.
Dragonfire
by Nick Carter
1988
Thai billionaire Robert Kangting commands political influence and a private army, raising questions about his Chinese connections. Nick Carter goes undercover to investigate him, but exposure puts the agent in danger of capture and torture.
Lethal Prey
by Nick Carter
1988
An unidentified assassin is killing members of the Saudi royal family. When the king asks AXE for help, Nick Carter takes on the search for the murderer and the task of preventing further attacks.
Spykiller
by Nick Carter
1988
A theft from a Spanish villa exposes a blueprint of American intelligence operations in the Mediterranean. Nick Carter pursues the stolen document while Soviet agents and KGB killer Tony Lucchi race to claim its secrets.
The Andropov File
by Nick Carter
1988
A secret microfilm holds information that could influence the struggle for power in the Soviet Union. Nick Carter tries to obtain it, navigating KGB interference and a murder investigation as rival interests pursue the same prize.
The Rangoon Man
by Nick Carter
1988
Sidney Chong stockpiles weapons to blackmail the Burmese government, backed by a band of martial arts assassins. Nick Carter's assignment is to stop him, with help from Jane Camway as he approaches the dangerous operation.
Arms of Vengeance
by Nick Carter
1989
A group calling itself the Arms of Vengeance spreads violence through Calcutta under the cover of cultural revival. Nick Carter investigates its Soviet connections and tries to prevent the unrest from turning into revolution in India.
Day of the Assassin
by Nick Carter
1989
General Dillon plans to use a mercenary army to seize Madagascar and establish his own kingdom. Nick Carter investigates the corporate interests behind the invasion, trying to stop a coup shaped by ambition and business intrigue.
Deep Sea Death
by Nick Carter
1989
The disappearance of a Canadian research vessel draws Nick Carter to a remote Pacific archipelago. His investigation uncovers an underwater empire ruled by a fanatic whose pursuit of nuclear power threatens far more than the missing ship.
Hell-Bound Express
by Nick Carter
1989
A Soviet defector hides a list of spies operating in America under the guise of dissidents. Nick Carter searches European capitals for the missing intelligence, following a trail of disappearances and murders while Soviet agents pursue it.
Holiday in Hell
by Nick Carter
1989
Nick Carter hopes for a quiet Mediterranean holiday aboard a yacht with Chandra Braxton. Abductions and political intrigue interrupt his break, drawing him into another dangerous struggle amid the places where he expected to relax.
Hong Kong Hit
by Nick Carter
1989
The KGB hires an assassin known as Scorpio for an operation that threatens international peace. Nick Carter follows the trail into Hong Kong's underworld, trying to locate the killer and intercept the assignment before it succeeds.
Invitation to Death
by Nick Carter
1989
Rene Charmont steals a briefcase containing American aerospace secrets and hosts a party at a French chateau. Nick Carter infiltrates the gathering with hired thieves, competing with spies and killers seeking access to the stolen information.
Isle of Blood
by Nick Carter
1989
Three negotiators working toward peace between Greek and Turkish communities on Cyprus are murdered. Nick Carter investigates the killings and confronts terrorist Drago Vain, whose plans for a coup threaten to deepen the island's conflict.
Law of the Lion
by Nick Carter
1989
A mercenary group called the Law of the Lion sells its killing skills from a Central American jungle base. Nick Carter confronts the organization as its ambitions expand beyond money toward a larger bid for power.
Middle East Massacre
by Nick Carter
1989
Missiles aimed at Haifa and Tel Aviv threaten an attack on Israel. Nick Carter joins the effort to stop them, working with Israeli commandos as the pressure to strike first raises the stakes of his mission.
Sanction to Slaughter
by Nick Carter
1989
The murder of Quebec separatist leader Giles Parisant places the Canadian prime minister's son under suspicion. With political tension threatening civil war, Nick Carter must identify the killer before the accusation pushes the country into deeper conflict.
The Deadly Diva
by Nick Carter
1989
Opera singer Olga Siskov uses her Western connections to pass intelligence to the Kremlin. After the American network in East Berlin is exposed, Nick Carter finds himself isolated in the city and hunted by the KGB.
The Korean Kill
by Nick Carter
1989
Dr. Kwon already controls a sprawling criminal organization across Asia, but his ambitions reach further. Nick Carter stands in his way, confronting a powerful crime boss determined to expand his influence and eliminate the American agent's interference.
Arctic Abduction
by Nick Carter
1990
American children are kidnapped, brainwashed and returned home as trained assassins. After an attack reveals the scheme, Nick Carter impersonates a KGB official to infiltrate the Soviet facility responsible and confront the operation at its source.
Dragon Slay
by Nick Carter
1990
Dr. Sim's Red Dragons seek to undermine China's movement toward democratization. Unable to contain the threat, Chinese intelligence turns to Nick Carter for a covert intervention that could become a diplomatic scandal if his involvement is exposed.
Ruby Red Death
by Nick Carter
1990
Dying intelligence chief Vadim Vinnick offers Soviet secrets in exchange for revenge on those who killed his family. Nick Carter takes on the search for Boris Glaskov and a ruby known as the Heartstone.
Singapore Sling
by Nick Carter
1990
Two agents trapped by hitmen in Singapore need Nick Carter's help. He joins a CIA partner in confronting a drug and espionage network, with Fat Chen's advanced weapons and Soviet connections complicating the rescue mission.



























































