Characters in Sahara

Dirk Pitt

NUMA special projects director and adventurer who uncovers the poisonings and the secrets under the desert.

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

Yves Massarde

Ruthless French industrialist whose waste-disposal business is behind the poisoning.

Kazim

General and dictator of Mali, Massarde's partner in the operation.

Al Giordino

Pitt's longtime partner, who is with him through the Sahara ordeal.

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

Eva Rojas

World Health Organization doctor investigating the African plague, whom Pitt rescues from an assassin.

Rudi Gunn

NUMA colleague of Pitt's who works to get help to the stranded team.

Also in Cyclops, Inca Gold

Kitty Mannock

Famous 1931 aviator whose disappearance over the Sahara is one of the book's mysteries.