Atlantis Found

Atlantis Found is a 1999 adventure-thriller novel and the fifteenth book in the Dirk Pitt series, written by Clive Cussler. It was released on December 6, 1999.

A group of U.S. scientists discover a mysterious underground chamber in Colorado containing, among other things, a polished obsidian skull. They come under attack and are left to drown, but are saved by none other than Dirk Pitt, who then offers his assistance in their research. As Pitt is aboard an icebreaker in Antarctica, searching for a 1770s merchant ship (that the book reveals had been initially found by whalers in 1858) in order to recover a second obsidian skull.

Meanwhile, Al and Rudi Gunn head to a remote island where another chamber similar to the first was found, and end up targeted by the same group that attacked the scientists previously, but manage to survive. Dirk Pitt himself narrowly escapes disaster at the hands of a German U-boat thought to be missing since 1945, and when he dives aboard and recovers the body of a female officer, he stumbles upon a nefarious plot...

Both skulls found are given to NUMA for study and analysis and a theory about the possibility of them being Atlantean in origin develops.


 * Apocalypse How: The essence of the Wolf family plot:
 * Atlantis: Obsidian skulls found around the world are theorized to possibly be Atlantean in origin.
 * Creator Cameo: Clive as usual.
 * Critical Research Failure
 * Dead Person Impersonation:
 * In Their Own Image:
 * Leaning on the Fourth Wall: A member of the Wolf family looks into Dirk's background and reports that his background looks like a series of adventure novels.
 * Those Wacky Nazis: The Wolf family are descendants of Nazi escapees and run Destiny Enterprises, a corporation based in Argentina that is rumored to include Fourth Empire Holdings from Nazi Germany.