| Sphinx | |
|---|---|
| Author(s) | Robin Cook |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Thriller, Novel |
| Publisher | Macmillan London Limited |
| Publication date | 1979 |
| Media type | Print (Paperback & Hardback) |
| ISBN | ISBN 0-330-26088-X |
| OCLC Number | 16496298 |
| Preceded by | Coma |
| Followed by | Brain |
Sphinx is a 1979 novel by Robin Cook. In 1981, it was adapted into the film Sphinx, starring Lesley-Anne Down as "Erica Baron" and Frank Langella as "Akmed Khazzan" (partly filmed in Egypt).
The main plot of the book revolves around a young tourist to Egypt and the trouble she gets into inadvertently.
Well known for his medical fiction, Robin Cook has assured that not a single medical term has been used in this novel.