Killmaster Books in Order
There are 262 Killmaster books, published between 1964 and 1990. The first book is Run, Spy, Run (1964) and the newest is Dragon Slay (1990). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 262
- Published
- 1964–1990
- Confirmed
- 262 of 262 titles
- Pages on record
- 22,445 in 119 of 262 books
Killmaster is the character entry for the Nick Carter: Killmaster spy series, 262 books published between 1964 and 1990. The Nick Carter byline covers 169 of them, while David Hagberg is credited on 92 and Martin Cruz Smith on 1, so the name on the covers stands for more than one writer. Run, Spy, Run, Checkmate in Rio, Fraulein Spy, Safari for Spies, Saigon and The China Doll all date from 1964, and Dragon Slay (1990) closes the run. Subjects on record include assassins, terrorists, Nazis, the Vietnam War of 1961-1975 and mystery and detective fiction.
How many Killmaster books are there?
Killmaster has 262 books, released between 1964 and 1990.
Killmaster Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 262 Killmaster books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 119641603/4
- 219641583/4
- 319641583/4
- 41964–3/4
- 519641573/4
- 61964–3/4
- 71965–3/4
- 81965–3/4
- 91965–3/4
- 1019651553/4
- 1119661443/4
- 121966–3/4
- 1319661273/4
- 1419661563/4
- 151966–3/4
- 1619661563/4
- 1719661603/4
- 181966–3/4
- 191967–3/4
- 2019671593/4
- 211967–3/4
- 221967–3/4
- 231967–3/4
- 241967–3/4
- 251967–3/4
- 261967–3/4
- 271967–3/4
- 281967–3/4
- 291967–3/4
- 301967–3/4
- 311968–3/4
- 321968–3/4
- 331968–3/4
- 3419681553/4
- 351968–3/4
- 3619681533/4
- 371968–3/4
- 381969–3/4
- 391969–3/4
- 401969–3/4
- 4119691533/4
- 421969–3/4
- 431969–3/4
- 4419691603/4
- 451969–3/4
- 461969–3/4
- 4719691543/4
- 481969–3/4
- 491969–3/4
- 501969–3/4
- 511969–3/4
- 521969–3/4
- 5319701603/4
- 5419701553/4
- 5519701553/4
- 5619701513/4
- 571970–3/4
- 581970–3/4
- 5919701563/4
- 6019701563/4
- 6119701553/4
- 6219701563/4
- 6319711563/4
- 641972–3/4
- 651972–3/4
- 661972–3/4
- 6719731563/4
- 6819731563/4
- 6919731673/4
- 7019731863/4
- 7119731843/4
- 721973–3/4
- 7319731923/4
- 7419731923/4
- 7519732083/4
- 761973–3/4
- 771973–3/4
- 781973–3/4
- 791974–3/4
- 8019741603/4
- 8119741863/4
- 821974–3/4
- 8319741863/4
- 8419741783/4
- 8519741703/4
- 861974623/4
- 871974–3/4
- 881974–3/4
- 891974–3/4
- 901974–3/4
- 9119741883/4
- 921974–3/4
- 931974–3/4
- 9419742083/4
- 951975–3/4
- 961975–3/4
- 971975–3/4
- 981975–3/4
- 991975–3/4
- 10019751693/4
- 1011975–3/4
- 1021975–3/4
- 1031976–3/4
- 1041976–3/4
- 1051976–3/4
- 1061976–3/4
- 1071976–3/4
- 1081976–3/4
- 1091976–3/4
- 1101976–3/4
- 11119762063/4
- 1121976–3/4
- 1131976–3/4
- 1141977–3/4
- 1151978–3/4
- 1161978–3/4
- 1171978–3/4
- 1181978–3/4
- 11919781923/4
- 1201978–3/4
- 12119781783/4
- 12219782153/4
- 1231978–3/4
- 12419791943/4
- 12519792523/4
- 1261979–3/4
- 1271979–3/4
- 12819791923/4
- 1291979–3/4
- 13019791753/4
- 13119792063/4
- 1321979–3/4
- 1331979–3/4
- 13419792383/4
- 1351980–3/4
- 13619802483/4
- 13719801923/4
- 1381980–3/4
- 1391980–3/4
- 1401980–3/4
- 1411980–3/4
- 1421980–3/4
- 14319811943/4
- 1441981–3/4
- 14519812183/4
- 1461981–3/4
- 1471981–3/4
- 1481981–3/4
- 1491981–3/4
- 1501981–3/4
- 15119812423/4
- 1521981–3/4
- 1531981–3/4
- 1541982–3/4
- 1551982–3/4
- 15619822083/4
- 1571982–3/4
- 1581982–3/4
- 1591982–3/4
- 16019821983/4
- 16119822243/4
- 1621982–3/4
- 1631982–3/4
- 1641982–3/4
- 16519822083/4
- 1661982–3/4
- 16719822243/4
- 16819822243/4
- 16919822243/4
- 1701982–3/4
- 17119821963/4
- 1721982–3/4
- 17319822133/4
- 17419821963/4
- 17519831963/4
- 17619831803/4
- 1771983–3/4
- 1781983–3/4
- 1791983–3/4
- 18019831913/4
- 18119832083/4
- 18219831923/4
- 18319831943/4
- 18419831933/4
- 18519841953/4
- 18619842083/4
- 1871984–3/4
- 1881984–3/4
- 18919842083/4
- 19019841963/4
- 19119842083/4
- 19219842083/4
- 19319842083/4
- 19419842083/4
- 19519842083/4
- 19619842083/4
- 19719851953/4
- 19819851953/4
- 1991985–3/4
- 20019851983/4
- 20119851973/4
- 20219851933/4
- 20319852083/4
- 20419851973/4
- 20519852083/4
- 20619852083/4
- 20719852083/4
- 2081985–3/4
- 2091986–3/4
- 21019862083/4
- 21119861813/4
- 2121986–3/4
- 21319862083/4
- 21419861953/4
- 21519861963/4
- 2161986–3/4
- 2171986–3/4
- 21819862003/4
- 2191986–3/4
- 2201986–3/4
- 2211986–3/4
- 22219872103/4
- 2231987–3/4
- 2241987–3/4
- 2251987–3/4
- 22619871943/4
- 22719871963/4
- 22819871953/4
- 22919872083/4
- 23019871993/4
- 23119871963/4
- 23219872003/4
- 2331987–3/4
- 2341988–3/4
- 2351988–3/4
- 23619882003/4
- 23719881963/4
- 2381988–3/4
- 2391988–3/4
- 24019881993/4
- 2411988–3/4
- 24219881943/4
- 2431988–3/4
- 2441988–3/4
- 2451988–3/4
- 2461989–3/4
- 24719891973/4
- 2481989–3/4
- 24919891973/4
- 2501989–3/4
- 25119892003/4
- 2521989–3/4
- 2531989–3/4
- 2541989–3/4
- 25519891983/4
- 2561989–3/4
- 25719891993/4
- 2581989–3/4
- 2591990–3/4
- 26019901983/4
- 2611990–3/4
- 26219901953/4
Do you have to read Killmaster books in order?
You should read the Killmaster books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Killmaster book also stands alone.
Where to start with Killmaster
Start with Run, Spy, Run (1964), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Killmaster book?
Dragon Slay (1990) is the newest Killmaster book released so far.
Is there a new Killmaster book coming?
No next Killmaster book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Killmaster at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Killmaster title on record dates from 1990, 36 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Killmaster books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 22,445 pages across the 119 of 262 books with a recorded length, a median of 195 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Killmaster books, 124 of 262, were published in the 1980s.
- Attribution
- Of the 262 titles, 169 are credited to Nick Carter, 92 to David Hagberg and 1 to Martin Cruz Smith.
What the Killmaster books are about
128 of the 262 Killmaster books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: mystery & detective is tagged on 50 of 128. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Mystery & detective 50 of 128 books
- Fiction in English 12 of 128 books