Affiliate Disclosure: Links on this page may earn us a commission at no extra cost to you. Read our affiliate policy
Nick Carter: Killmaster Books in Order
Below you'll find the complete list of Nick Carter: Killmaster books in publication order. This is generally the recommended reading order for the series.
Reading order verified: March 2026
Quick Answer
What order should I read the Nick Carter: Killmaster series? Start with "Run, Spy, Run" (1964) and follow publication order through all 261 books.
The complete Nick Carter: Killmaster reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
Run, Spy, Run
1964
The China Doll
1964
Checkmate in Rio
1964
Safari for Spies
1964
Fraulein Spy
1964
Saigon
1964
A Bullet for Fidel
1965
The 13th Spy
1965
Eyes of the Tiger
1965
Istanbul
1965
Web of Spies
1966
Spy Castle
1966
Terrible Ones
1966
Dragon Flame
1966
Hanoi
1966
Danger Key
1966
Operation Starvation
1966
Mind Poisoners
1966
The Weapon Of Night
1967
Golden Serpent
1967
Mission to Venice
1967
Double Identity
1967
The Devil's Cockpit
1967
The Chinese Paymaster
1967
Seven Against Greece
1967
A Korean Tiger
1967
Assignment Israel
1967
Red Guard
1967
The Filthy Five
1967
The Bright Blue Death
1967
Macao
1968
Operation Moon Rocket
1968
The Judas Spy
1968
Hood of Death
1968
Amsterdam
1968
Temple of Fear
1968
Fourteen Seconds to Hell
1968
The Defector
1969
Carnival for Killing
1969
Rhodesia
1969
The Red Rays
1969
Peking: The Tulip affair
1969
The Amazon
1969
The Sea Trap
1969
Berlin
1969
Human Time Bomb
1969
The Cobra Kill
1969
Living Death
1969
Operation Che Guevara
1969
The Doomsday Formula
1969
Operation Snake
1969
The Casbah Killers
1969
The Red Rebellion
1970
The Executioners
1970
Black Death
1970
The Mind Killers
1970
Time Clock of Death
1970
Cambodia
1970
The Death Strain
1970
Jewel of Doom
1970
Moscow
1970
The Arab Plague / Slavemaster
1970
Ice Bomb Zero
1971
Mark of Cosa Nostra
1972
The Cairo Mafia / Cairo
1972
The Inca Death Squad
1972
Assault on England
1973
The Omega Terror
1973
Code Name: Werewolf
1973
Strike Force Terror
1973
Agent Counter-agent
1973
Hour of the Wolf
1973
Our Agent in Rome Is Missing
1973
Kremlin File
1973
Spanish Connection
1973
The Death's Head Conspiracy
1973
The Peking Dossier
1973
The Devil's Dozen
1973
Target: Doomsday Island
1974
Night of the Avenger
1974
Butcher of Belgrade
1974
Assassination Brigade
1974
The Liquidator
1974
Ice-Trap Terror
1974
Assassin Code Name Vulture
1974
The Stolen Pay Train
1974
Massacre in Milan
1974
Vatican Vendetta
1974
Sign of the Cobra
1974
Man Who Sold Death
1974
The N3 Conspiracy
1974
Beirut Incident
1974
Death of the Falcon
1974
The Aztec Avenger
1974
The Code
1975
The Jerusalem File
1975
Counterfeit Agent
1975
Six Bloody Summer Days
1975
The Katmandu Contract
1975
The Z Document
1975
Dr. Death
1975
Ultimate Code
1975
Assignment Intercept
1976
Green Wolf Connection
1976
The Fanatics of Al Asad
1976
The Snake Flag Conspiracy
1976
The Turncoat
1976
The Sign of the Prayer Shawl
1976
Vulcan Disaster
1976
A High Yield In Death
1976
The Nichovev Plot
1976
Triple Cross
1976
The Gallagher Plot
1976
Plot for the Fourth Reich
1977
Death Message
1978
The List
1978
Under the Wall
1978
The Ebony Cross
1978
Deadly Doubles
1978
Race of Death
1978
Trouble in Paradise
1978
The Pamplona Affair
1978
The Doomsday Spore
1978
Revenge of the Generals
1979
The Asian Mantrap
1979
Thunderstrike In Syria
1979
The Redolmo Affair
1979
The Jamaican Exchange
1979
Tropical Deathpact
1979
The Pemex Chart
1979
Hawaii
1979
The Satan Trap
1979
Reich Four
1979
The Nowhere Weapon
1979
Strike of the Hawk
1980
Day of the Dingo
1980
Tarantula Strike
1980
Ten Times Dynamite
1980
Eighth Card Stud
1980
The Suicide Seat
1980
Death Mission: Havana
1980
War From The Clouds
1980
The Coyote Connection
1981
The Q Man
1981
The Society of Nine
1981
The Ouster Conspiracy
1981
The Golden Bull
1981
The Dubrovnik Massacre
1981
The Solar Menace
1981
The Strontium Code
1981
Pleasure Island
1981
Cauldron of Hell
1981
The Parisian Affair
1981
Turkish Bloodbath
1982
Chessmaster
1982
The Last Samurai
1982
The Puppet Master
1982
The Dominican Affair
1982
The Damocles Threat
1982
Earth Shaker
1982
The Treason Game
1982
Deathlight
1982
The Israeli Connection
1982
Norwegian Typhoon
1982
The Hunter
1982
Operation McMurdo Sound
1982
Appointment in Haiphong
1982
Retreat for Death
1982
The Mendoza Manuscript
1982
The Death Star Affair
1982
Doctor DNA
1982
Typhoon Ray
1982
The Christmas Kill
1982
The Greek Summit
1982
Hide and Go Die
1983
The Kali Death Cult
1983
Operation Vendetta
1983
The Yukon Target
1983
The Death Dealer
1983
The Istanbul Decision
1983
The Decoy Hit
1983
The Outback Ghosts
1983
Earthfire North
1983
The Budapest Run
1983
Caribbean Coup
1984
The Algarve Affair
1984
Zero-Hour Strike Force
1984
Operation Sharkbite
1984
Death Island
1984
Night of the Warheads
1984
Day of the Mahdi
1984
Assignment: Rio
1984
Death Hand Play
1984
The Kremlin Kill
1984
The Mayan Connection
1984
San Juan Inferno
1984
Circle of Scorpions
1985
The Blue Ice Affair
1985
The Macao Massacre
1985
Pursuit of the Eagle
1985
The Vengeance Game
1985
Last Flight to Moscow
1985
The Normandy Code
1985
White Death
1985
The Assassin Convention
1985
Blood of the Scimitar
1985
The Execution Exchange
1985
The Tarlov Cipher
1985
Target Red Star
1986
The Killing Ground
1986
The Berlin Target
1986
Mercenary Mountain
1986
Blood Ultimatum
1986
The Cyclops Conspiracy
1986
Tunnel for Traitors
1986
The Samurai Kill
1986
Terror Times Two
1986
Death Orbit
1986
Slaughter Day
1986
The Master Assassin
1986
Operation Petrograd
1986
Crossfire Red
1987
Blood of the Falcon
1987
Death Squad
1987
The Terror Code
1987
Holy War
1987
Blood Raid
1987
East of Hell
1987
Killing Games
1987
Pressure Point
1987
Night of the Condor
1987
The Poseidon Target
1987
The Andropov File
1988
Dragonfire
1988
Bloodtrail to Mecca
1988
Deathstrike
1988
Lethal Prey
1988
Spykiller
1988
Bolivian Heat
1988
The Rangoon Man
1988
Code Name Cobra
1988
Afghan Intercept
1988
Countdown to Armageddon
1988
Black Sea Bloodbath
1988
The Deadly Diva
1989
Invitation to Death
1989
Day of the Assassin
1989
The Korean Kill
1989
Middle East Massacre
1989
Sanction to Slaughter
1989
Holiday in Hell
1989
Law of the Lion
1989
Hong Kong Hit
1989
Deep Sea Death
1989
Arms of Vengeance
1989
Hell-Bound Express
1989
Isle of Blood
1989
Singapore Sling
1990
Ruby Red Death
1990
Arctic Abduction
1990
Dragon Slay
1990
Affiliate Disclosure
As an Amazon Associate, Reading Order Books earns from qualifying purchases. When you buy through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission at no additional cost to you. This helps us maintain the site and continue providing reading order guides. Read our full disclosure