His name is Carl Hamilton from a Swedish noble family - trained by the CIA and a army SEAL. When a group of terrorists based in Sweden threatens to initiate their diabolic plans - the Coq Rouge Carl Hamilton is activated.

Carl Hamilton (Coq Rouge, Swedens James Bond) is called before KU (Swedens answer to the American congressional hearing) to answer questions about a spy war between Sweden and the Soviet Union.

The West German security police, Verfassungsschutz, need help to infiltrate a group connected to the Rote Arme Fraktion. The Swedish James Bond, Carl Hamilton, goes to Hamburg, pretending to be a Swedish officer, thrown out of the country after having been exposed as an East German spy. He gets in contact with the terrorists and joins them. Together they are planning to strike against the CIA headquarters in Stockholm.

Two Swedish business men are kidnapped in Rome by the Mob, and moved to Sicily. Carl Hamilton is sent to Sicily on direct order from the Swedish Government. He is sent to negotiate for their release. Hamiltons partner and best friend, Lundwall, is murdered by the Mob. Hamilton is dragged into a bitter and brutal vendetta between himself and the Mob-leader Don Tommaso.

Carl Hamilton is called to Moscow to testify on behalf of a GRU officer who is charged with treason against the state. He has to testify that the officer has not sold information to Sweden.

Carl Hamilton og hans ven og kollega Åke Stålhandske får ordre til, i verdenssikkerhedens interesse, at dræbe en gruppe smuglere på den russiske tundra. Smuglergodset er et kernevåbenmissil, stort nok til at lægge Paris, Washington eller New York i ruiner. Hawkins er en skrupelløs amerikaner, som har specialiseret sig i våbensmugling fra det tidligere Sovjet til magthaverne i Mellemøsten. Han er hjernen bag operationen og skyr intet middel for at nå sit mål. Carl Hamilton er på sin hidtil farligste opgave, hvor ikke kun hans eget, men også hans elskede Tessies liv er på spil.

Superagenten Carl Hamilton har infiltreret en international liga, som har stjålet avancerede svenske raketvåben. Men ligaen angribes af en gruppe lejesoldater, som stikker af med raketterne. Nu må Hamilton begive sig ud på en dødsensfarlig mission for at forhindre et spektakulært attentat. En opgave, der bringer ham fra Somalias barske ødemark til Beiruts gader og Stockholms skærgård.

En gang havde Carl Hamilton en familie. Den blev udraderet i en hævnaktion. Da Carl's syvårige guddatter bliver bortført, bringer det alle de smertelige minder tilbage. Nu sætter den svenske superagent alt ind på at befri lille Nathalie. Alt for sent indser han, at der er stærke kræfter, som modarbejder hans redningsaktion.