The doomsday weapon in Cuban hands threatens to explode World War III AXE agent, David Trainor posing as a returning refugee, is killed after attempting to sail from Florida to Cuba. As he was dying, he managed to daub the word 'star' on the floor in his own blood. Nick Carter is sent to investigate.
This book is part of the Nick Carter: Killmaster Books series and is book #7 in the series.