Part of Dirk Pitt®, book 11
First published 2004
Dirk Pitt searches for treasure along the Nile in 1996 Egypt when assassins target a U.N. scientist studying a mysterious disease. The plague drives North Africans to madness, cannibalism, and death. The scientist suspects massive pollution threatens all ocean life worldwide. Pitt must protect her while uncovering the source of both the epidemic and the environmental disaster. His pursuit leads him between a wealthy industrialist and a brutal West African dictator. Pitt and his team navigate these dangers aboard an advanced yacht. In the desert, he discovers a slave-operated gold mine and solves two historical puzzles: what happened to a missing Civil War ironclad linked to Lincoln's assassination, and the final flight of a vanished female aviator. The scorching Sahara becomes the stage for Pitt's ultimate confrontation in a fight that will determine the planet's fate.
Genres: historical-fiction, adventure, mystery, thriller, action
Vibes: fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family
Setting: Egypt, Nile, Sahara
Period: 1996
649 pages · Paperback · Debolsillo
Content warnings: violence