“Dragon Flame” is the twelfth novel by Nick Carter

Nick Carter-Killmaster

Nick Carter-Killmaster is a series of spy adventures published from 1964 until the late 1990s, first by Award Books, then by Ace Books, and finally by Jove Books. At least 261 novels were published....

 (a long running pseudonym author name) in the Killmaster series of spy novels, published in 1966.

Plot summary

Nick Carter is on vacation in Hong Kong when he runs into a long time friend, CIA agent Bob Ludwell. Ludwell is on a job, but he has lost his nerve, and gives Nick a package for his wife before they part. Before dawn, Ludwell is dead, as well as a boy who was working for Carter. The culprits are The Society of The Red Tiger – The Tiger Tong

Tong

-Chinese:*Tang Dynasty, a dynasty in Chinese history when transliterated from Cantonese*Tong , a type of social organization found in Chinese immigrant communities*tong, pronunciation of several Chinese characters*See:...

. Vowing revenge, Carter takes on Ludwell’s mission – to smuggle a wounded defecting Chinese general into Hong Kong. With the help of the lovely Fan Su (who also appears in the novel The Red Guard

The Red Guard (Killmaster novel)

The Red Guard is the twenty-third novel in the "Killmaster series" of spy novels, published in 1967.-Plot summary:Chinese rebel Fan Su turns up in San Francisco, asking for Nick Carter. She wants his help in setting up her Undertong, a rebel group seeking to overthrow the Chinese government. She...

) and a flame-throwing tank, he does just that – and arranges the end of Jim Pok, the Tiger Tong’s leader, as well.