Characters in Inca Gold

Dirk Pitt

NUMA special projects director who rescues two archaeologists in the Andes and is drawn into the hunt for the lost Inca hoard.

Also in The Mediterranean Caper, Iceberg, Raise the Titanic!, Vixen 03, Pacific Vortex!, Deep Six, Cyclops, Treasure, Dragon, Sahara

Al Giordino

Pitt's longtime NUMA partner, who dives and fights alongside him.

Also in The Mediterranean Caper, Raise the Titanic!, Vixen 03, Night Probe!, Pacific Vortex!, Deep Six, Cyclops, Treasure, Sahara, Shock Wave

Loren Smith

A US congresswoman and Pitt's romantic partner, caught up in the crime family's scheme.

Also in Deep Six

Rudi Gunn

NUMA's deputy director, a colleague of Pitt's.

Also in Cyclops, Sahara

Shannon Kelsey

An American archaeologist Pitt rescues from a flooded sacrificial pool in Peru, whose work ties the rescue to the treasure.

James Sandecker

Admiral and head of NUMA, Pitt's superior.

Also in Iceberg