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Treasure

Treasure

SuspenseThriller
Pages
696
Published
1988
Language
English

Synopsis

Dirk Pitt uncovers a trail leading to the lost treasures of Alexandria, but he's quickly pulled into a dangerous global conspiracy. A ruthless group of zealots and terrorists plans to destabilize governments and plunge the world into chaos, with the United States in their sights. Pitt must race against time and face a deadly assassin to stop their deadly plot.

Prose complexity
4/10

Vibe

AdventurousTenseDarkMysterious
Quest

Genres

Suspense Thriller Adventure

About the author

C
Clive Cussler

Cussler began writing novels in 1965 and published his first work featuring his continuous series hero, Dirk Pitt, in 1973. His first non-fiction, The Sea Hunters, was released in 1996. The Board of Governors of the Maritime College, State University of New York, considered The Sea Hunters in lieu of a Ph.D. thesis and awarded Cussler a Doctor of Letters degree in May, 1997. It was the first time since the College was founded in 1874 that such a degree was bestowed. Cussler is an internation...

Characters

Dirk PittProtagonist
Akhmad YazidAntagonist

A would-be dictator plotting to seize control of Egypt as part of the wider conspiracy Pitt uncovers.

Al GiordinoSupporting

Dirk Pitt's NUMA partner and closest friend, who joins the search for the treasure and the confrontation with the antagonists.

Lily SharpSupporting

An archaeologist who discovers a clue in Greenland and joins Pitt's search for the lost Alexandria treasure.

Hala KamilSupporting

The UN Secretary-General, whose life Pitt repeatedly saves as she becomes a target of the antagonists' conspiracy.

All characters in Treasure

Frequently asked questions

  • Do I need to read the other Dirk Pitt books before this one?

    The novels in this series are largely self-contained adventures that do not require prior knowledge of previous entries to follow the plot. While recurring characters and their personal histories evolve across the series, each mission is designed to be understood as a standalone story.

  • Does this book feature the author himself?

    Clive Cussler frequently included cameo appearances of himself within his novels, and this book is among those where he makes a brief, meta-fictional appearance as a character.