The Samurai Kill is the 215th novel in the long-running Nick Carter-Killmaster series.
A biological weapon of unknown species attacks scuba divers in the Pacific Ocean, killing them with its sting before disappearing.
It sabotages top secret U.S. installations operating a "Star Wars"-type project, and destroys a Soviet spy ship.
The lifeform inflames the tension between the United States and Russia.
Nick Carter is fast on the tracks of the mysterious force, but a plot has already been triggered.