A shock-thriller... impossible to put down! A primitive Arab town tormented by a merciless sun... A stinking hellhole called the slave market... A merchant of human flesh who doubles as a spy... An American agent grown soft on the job... Strange pieces in an espionage puzzle Nick Carter must solve. It begins with the suspected sellout of Intelligence information... it climaxes in a nightmare struggle for power that must — but can’t — be won. THE ARAB PLAGUE!