Spy Castle by Manning Lee Stokes

Spy Castle

by Manning Lee Stokes

Britain's top secret group, infiltrated and subvert for world conquests!

A 50 megaton nuclear missile is launched from Scotland and detonates over the North Pole. A terrorist named Pendragon delivers an ultimatum to heads of state in London, Paris, Rome and Bonn. Russia and United States are excluded. The British secret service contacts AXE for assistance.

The missile launch is traced to Blackscape, an island in the Orkney archipelago controlled by Lord Hardesty, the richest man in the world. His objective is to provoke the destruction of Russia. Nick Carter heads to the north coast of Scotland to begin his investigation. He meets Gwen Leith one of two British Special Branch agents assigned to the mission and under his command. 

Publishing History

Written by Manning Lee Stokes (1911-1976)

Universal Publishing and Distributing Corp

Conde Nast Publications, Inc

First Award Printing (A166F) January 1966

Second Award Printing (A289X) September 1967

First Tandem Printing  1966

Second Tandem Printing (T174) September 1967

Third Tandem Printing 1973

Fourth Tandem Printing 1975