Danger Key by Lew Louderback

Danger Key

by Lew Louderback

The CIA Man Had Bungled Badly

Ralph Benson had made the mistake of contacting his agents openly. He had been on the job too long, and liquor and loss of nerve had caused him to take some incredibly foolish chances. He had been fingered for execution by CLAW, the Chinese Communist secret organization that was smuggling its top agents into Florida under the cover of an influx of Cuban refugees. But Ralph Benson was already dead. A fatal connection with a beautiful woman in a white convertible had taken care of that. Now Nick Carter had been ordered to replace Benson. And Nick would have to go on being a human target named Ralph Benson, a fumbling, bumbling, has been operative, too drunk, sodden and scared to be able to protect himself!

Printing History

Written by Lew Louderback

Universal Publishing and Distributing Corp

Conde Nast Publications, Inc

Award/Tandem Books

1st Printing (A183F) 1966

2nd Printing (A383X) 1968

3rd Printing (A491X) 1969

4th Printing (A491X)  1970

5th Printing (AN1177) 1973

First Tandem Printing 1968

Tandem Reprint (4260 7034 8) 1973

2014 USA Fiction Challange: Florida

The next stop in the 2014 USA Fiction Challenge is the state of Florida

Presenting
 Danger Key
Written by Lew Louderback

 

Arch enemy Mr Judas returns to settle an old score with Nick.
CLAW is back once again and backs Judas again.

Ralph Benson had made the mistake of contacting his agents openly. He had been on the job too long. And liquor and the loss of nerves had caused him to take some incredibly foolish changes. He had been fingered for execution by CLAW, the Chinese Communist secret organization that was smuggling its top agents into Florida under the cover of an influx of Cuban refugees. But Ralph was already dead. A fatal connection with a beautiful woman in a white convertible had taken care of that. Now Nick Carter had been ordered to replace Benson. And Nick would have to go on being a fumbling, bumbling, has been operative, too drunk, sodden and scared to be able to protect himself.

  Printing History
                   
1st Award (A 183F) 1966
2nd Award (A 383X ) 1968
3rd Award (A 491X) 1969
4th Award (A 491X) 1970
5th Award (AN 1177) 1973
1st Tandem 1968
Reprint Tandem (426 7034 8) 1973

Operation Moon Rocket by Lew Louderback

Lew Louderback returns to the series with Operation Moon Rocket. American astronauts are the targets. Four have been killed thus far. Their murderers were found found dead just hours after the dead was done. Red China was the enemy and the mastermind in the U.S. was a mystery. There were five possibilities. Dr.Joy Sun, the beautiful NASA scientist with a huge sexual appetite. Alex Simian, the multi-millionaire with strange friends in China. Major Sollitz, a career officer with luxurious tastes his salary could not afford. Reno Tree, the crippled hood with ambitions to take over a mafia empire. And finally, Cindy Sweets, the sensuous playgirl with a lust for bizarre kicks. One of them was in league with the Chinese. But which one? Nick could only wait with himself as the bait.

3rd Award Printing

Printing History

Written by Lew Louderback

1st Award (A295X) 1968

1st Tandem (x) 1968

2nd Award (A295X) 1969

3rd Award (A295X) 1970

Tandem Reprint (426 42589 4) 1973

Tandem Reprint

Danger Key by Lew Louderback

Danger Key was published at the same time with Hanoi in 1966. Arch enemy Mr Judas returns to settle an old score with Nick. CLAW is back once again and backs Judas again. CIA Ralph Benson was killed and the connection is a beautiful women in a white convertible. Nick Carter is to take the dead CIA agents place to find out how the Communist Chinese are smuggling agents in Florida under the cover of Cuban refugees.

Printing History
1st Award (A 183F) 1966
2nd Award (A 383X ) 1968
3rd Award (A 491X) 1969
4th Award (A 491X) 1970
5th Award (AN 1177) 1973
1st Tandem 1968
Reprint Tandem (4260 7034 8) 1973



Julie Baron make an appearance in this title.

I will not post the Tandem scan as it is a little to racey.

 2nd Printing                                     3rd Printing/4th printing

5th Printing?