Clive Cussler and Dirk Pitt Revealed By Clive Cussler with Craig ...

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Once again, we have a missing treasure-in this case, the trove of information contained in the
Alexandria Library. But, unlike inCyclops , here the treasure is the main plot in the story.
The prelude is a Cussler tour-deforce, imaginative, written with a detail most writers can never
achieve, yet extremely interesting. We are immediately treated to a dose of archaeology as well as a
subplot about a scheme to kill the secretary-general of the United Nations, Han Kamil, a character who
will reappear in future novels.
The Russians are not featured in the book. Instead, for villains we have an almost mythical messiah
who wants to return Mexico to the time of the Aztecs and is named Topiltzin. Across the ocean in Egypt,
his equally powerful counterpart, named Yazid, wants to develop a fundamentalist Islamic state. We learn
as the novel progresses that the pair are actually brothers and part of an international crime family.
For love interests, Pitt beds both Hah Kamil and Lily Sharp, an archaeologist. For classic cars and
chase scenes, Clive writes an excellent chapter featuring his L-29 Cord and a chase that culminates on a
Colorado ski slope. The interplay between Pitt and Giordino is used to great effect. Their sarcastic
banter in the face of grave danger is used throughout the novel.
Pitt's father, Senator George Pitt of California, 109 spends a fair amount of time in the story. While he
appeared in previous works, Treasure marks Senator Pitt's longest appearance before or since. As the
story unfolds, a summit of nations is convened in Uruguay, and a plot to hijack the cruise ship the world
leaders are aboard is developed.
At the same time, Yaeger is hard at work attempting to find the location where the Alexandria Library
was hidden. The president feels that if the library holds ancient maps of mineral and oil deposits, it might
be used to locate a massive oil deposit in Israel-thus solving a multitude of the region's problems.
Once Pitt solves the riddle of what happened to the cruise ship full of politicians, named the Lady
Flamborough, a U.S. operation is launched to recover the ship and free the hostages. Once the hostages
are freed, Pitt sets off for Texas, where NUMA now believes the Alexandria Library is buried.
Before the Alexandria Library can be excavated, however, the Mexican messiah, Topiltzin, launches a
wave of his Mexican followers across the Rio Grande into Texas. His goal is to steal the library and profit
from the information.