Sphinx (novel)

Sphinx is a 1979 novel by Robin Cook. It follows a young American Egyptologist named Erica Baron, on a working vacation in Egypt, who stumbles into a dangerous vortex of intrigue after seeing an ancient Egyptian statue of Seti I in a Cairo market.^[1] Cook's third novel, it is one of the few not centered on medicine.^[2]

Sphinx

First edition (US)
Author	Robin Cook
Language	English
Genre	Thriller
Publisher	Putnam (US) Macmillan (UK)
Publication date	1979
Publication place	United States
Media type	Print (paperback & hardback)
ISBN	0-330-26088-X
OCLC	16496298
Preceded by	Coma
Followed by	Brain

In 1981, the novel was adapted into the film Sphinx starring Lesley-Anne Down as Erica and Frank Langella as Ahmed Khazzan.^[3]