Ah, yes, Clive Cussler, Dirk Pitt, NUMA. If you haven’t tried Cussler, give him a shot. Atlantis Found is a decent representative of the Clive Cussler genre. Yes genre, Clive has his own genre. You can think of Clive as a combination of Clancy, Crichton, & your favorite cartoon.
Why Clancy? Because he uses an elite goverment organization (NUMA) as a core of his novels. Clive is also really focused on gear like Clancy is.
Why Crichton? In Atlantis Found there is a Crichton-esque sci-fi quality. Dirk & Co. find evidence of an advanced human civilization 7000 years ago.
Why Cartoon? Its easy to guess what happens in a Clive Cussler novel. Regardless of the situation, take whatever is the most absurd and improbable event (all of course in Dirk Pitt’s favor), and that is what happens.
All in all, Clive Cussler & Atlantis Found is an ok book, you’ll either love it or hate it. Personally I’m still trying to figure out where I stand….