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Description edit
1996, Egypt. Searching for a treasure on the Nile, DIRK PITT thwarts the attempted assassination of a beautiful U.N. scientist investigating a disease that is driving thousands of North Africans into madness, cannibalism, and death. The suspected cause of the raging epidemic is vast,... read more
Ridiculously Simplified Synopsis edit
Characters/People edit
- Dirk Pitt: Love this character. Obviously he is central to the success of the novels. A strong, tough, manly man, a little rough around the edges and sometimes can be rather insensitive. He is loyal - to his friends, to his job, to those who mean something in his life.
- Dirk Pitt: Dirk is the Special Projects director for NUMA and son of a U.S. Senator. If he had a cape he would be Super Dirk with his erstwhile sidekick Al Giordano and long suffering girlfriend Loren Smith. Add a touch of MacGiver and you're ready to go.
- Sloane: Add a description of this character.
- Schiff
- Eddie
- Mann
- Linda Ross
- Kopf
- Geoffrey Merrick
- Blick
- Max Hanley
- Wahl
- Stelle
- Susan Donleavy
- Sie
- Ende
- Boden
- Papa Heinrick
- Meer
- Eric
- Schulter
- Mike
- Lage
- Erde
- Mark Murphy
- Maurice
- Weise
- Hali
- Dann
- Tony
- Freund
- Frau
- Sturm
- Feuer
- Peter
- Insel
- Kugel
- Rove
- Norden
- Luft
- Stein
- Zelle
- Dirk Pitt
- Zateb Kazim
- Giordino
- Sandecker
- Yves Massarde
- Rudi Gunn
- Dr. Hopper
- Perlmutter
- Bock
- Grimes
- Hargrove
- Dr. Chapman
- Melika
- Fairweather
- Stanton
- Lincoln
- Rasmussen
- Eva
- Ismail
- Willover
- Yaeger
- Batutta
- Hala Kamil
- Monteux
- Brunone
- Greenwald
- Digna
- Mansa
- Kitty Mannock
- Verenne
- Beecher
- Matabu
- Webster
- Madani
- Tahir
- James River
- Steinholm
Setting & Locations edit
- Oregon
- Captain Cabrillo
- Namibia
- Swakopmund
- Satellitentelefon
- Angola
- Ruderrad
- Franklin Lincoln
- Walvis Bay
- Cabinda
- Sanitätsstation
- Afrika
- Simbabwe
- London
- Hosenbund
- Beinstumpf
- Brand
- Fach
- Sportboot
- Farben
- Beau
- Sind
- Frachtraum
- Hosenbein
- Mali
- Texas
- Tebezza
- Niger River
- Sahara Desert
- Gao
- Calliope
- Cairo
- Washington
- Algeria
- Fort Foureau
- Benin
- Mauritania
- Timbuktu
- West Africa
- United States
- Bordeaux
- France
- Richmond
- Algiers
- Egypt
- Bamako
- Nigeria
- Asselar
- Atlanta
- Paris
- New York
- Pembroke
- Atlantic
- Bourem
- Adrar
- California
- Virginia
- Pacific
- Union
- Niamey
- Brooklyn
- Iraq
- Europe
- Australia
- Mexico
- Onondaga
First Sentence edit
After traveling through the desert for days or weeks, seeing no animals, meeting no humans, civilization, no matter how tiny or primitive, comes as a stunning surprise.
Series & Lists edit
This is book 11 of 21 in Dirk Pitt Adventures. (standard series)
Authors & Contributors edit
- Clive Cussler (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1992
ISBN: 0743497198
Page Count: 541
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1992
ISBN: 0743497198
Page Count: 541
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: PS3553.U75 S35 1992
- Dewey: 813.54
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