The Doomsday Spore — Nick Carter

The Embassy party ended with a bang. Nick Carter, Agent N-3. was there to protect the VIPs. He realized he'd failed when the main attraction -- a magician -- did a vanishing act and the British Ambassador was found in a cake of ice ... with a dagger in his chest.

Nick is left with a cold trail that gets suddenly hot when he discovers that the murderer has a list of victims -- Nick's name is on it; so is David Hawk's. The only clues are the disappearing magician and a boot heel that leads him to the headquarters of the Red Swineherd Gang.

Finding them is just a set-up for the big threat. Because they have The Doomsday Spore -- a deadly virus picked up on a space mission -- that eats away human flesh. It could be a bluff -- but why is the press running the headline END OF THE WORLD?!