Treasure (1988) (edit title/settings)

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• Major Dirk Pitt: Lead character, works for NUMA, holding rank of Major in the Air Force before transferring to NUMA as Special Projects Director. Imagine James Bond, only funnier, cooler and with far superior capacity for hare-brained schemes to catch the bad guys.
• Al Giordino: Dirk Pitt's faithful friend and brawny colleague, Al usually takes a battering in these books but can always be counted on to save Pitt's...er, life...when Pitt runs into an obstacle too great even for him.
• Colonel Morton Hollis: Commanding officer of the combined Special Operations Forces of the US military, leads rescue mission of the hijacked cruise liner, and helps secure the archeological dig site in Texas
• Dale Nichols: Former University professor from Stamford, now an advisor to the President of the US, in his inner circle
• Akhmad Yazid: Islamic Law scholar, with the backing of fanatical mullahs, in EgyptHopes to rise to power and overcome the current President of Egypt
• Suleiman Aziz Ammar: Cold and efficient professional assassin, leads missions to assassinate political figures for money, usually makes it look like an accident. Master of disguise, has over 50 successes, though no one can tie these to him
• Rudi Gunn: Another NUMA employee, Gunn is clever and faithful.
• Admiral James Sandecker: Head of NUMA, the National Underwater and Marine Agency. Is strict and abrupt, but secretly fatherly towards Pitt and Giordino.
• Julius Schiller: Under Secretary for Political Affairs, Advisor to the President of US, in the President's inner circle
• Hasan: Current President of Egypt
• Brogan: Add a description of this character.
• Findley
• Hiram Yaeger: NUMA's technological expert.
• Machado: Mexican terrorist leader, joins Egyptian terrorists on the cruise ship, the Lady Flamborough
• Gary Rubin: Chief Steward of the aircraft carrying UN delegation from London that gets hijacked and crashes in Greenland. He takes over the controls and tries to land the plane
• Ismail
• Ibn: Suleiman Aziz Ammar's second in command
• Redfern
• Hala Kamil: Egyptian Secretary General of the United Nations, a beautiful woman despised by the Islamic factions in her country, she is rescued from two attempts on her life by Dirk Pitt
• Graham
• Major Dillinger: Colonel Hollis' second in command, Special Operations forces, US military
• Gronquist
• De Lorenzo
• Lemke
• Guy Rivas
• Stewart
• Garza
• Allah: God of the Muslims
• Finney
• Simon
• Hoskins
• Captain Oliver Collins: Captain of the cruise ship Lady Flamborough
• Venator
• Colonel Jose Rojas: Uruguay military, provides support to NUMA and the US Military Special Operations forces for the Lady Flamborough crisis
• Ybarra
• Julius
• Topiltzin: Fanatical Religious leader of Mexico, embraces old Aztec customs and language, hopes to overthrow current Mexican government
• Chandler
• Gerhart
• Del Este
• Robert
• Wismer
• Douglas Oates
• Rothberg
• Di Binger

Setting & Locations edit see section history

• Mexico City
• Egypt
• Washington
• White House
• Greenland
• United States
• Alexandria Library
• Punta Arenas
• Middle East
• Uruguay
• Texas
• Iceland
• Cairo
• New York
• Colorado
• Aztec
• California
• Gongora Hill
• Iran
• Atlantic
• Breckenridge
• Denver
• Caribbean
• Africa
• Israel
• South America
• Rome
• Roma
• Argentina
• Arizona
• Lily
• Europe
• New Jersey
• Brazil
• Mercedes
• Americas
• Langley
• Virginia

Organizations edit see section history

• National Underwater and Marine Agency (NUMA): The Agency Dirk Pitt works for

First Sentence edit see section history

Series & Lists edit see section history

Preceded by Cyclops, and followed by Dragon.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

1. Clive Cussler (Author)

First Edition edit see section history

Classification edit see section history

• Library of Congress: PS3553.U75 T7 1988
• Dewey: 813.54

Notes for Parents edit see section history

Some sexual content

Subjects edit see section history

• Books › Literature & Fiction › Genre Fiction › Action & Adventure
• Books › Literature & Fiction › Contemporary