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Sphinx

by Robin Cook · 1979

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The bestselling master of medical suspense Robin Cook mines the mysteries of Egypt's magnificent past to deliver a one-of-a-kind thriller packed with compelling realism and unrelenting suspense.

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An excitement-packed thriller. (Chicago Thriller)

Rates top marks for unmitigated tension and surprise. (Los Angeles Times)

Genre
thrillermysteryadventurehorrorscience fiction
Themes
medicalarchaeologytravel
Setting
1970sEgyptNetherlands
Subject
cooking
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 320 pages

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