Robin cook sphinx epub

Erica goes on the run again, wakes half the neighborhood and ends up at the house of the deputy assistant defense minister.

She finally goes to the authorities who decide to let her help excavate Seti's tomb. She returns to Boston and meets up with her boyfriend and they share a good laugh.

The End. Some random things that bother me: People are described as looking like famous or famous at the time people: Jean-Paul Belmondo, Omar Sharif, and Idi Amin. I don't think the words hieroglyph or hieroglyphs show up in this book once. I don't know if I've ever read or heard of someone saying "I want to translate these hieroglyphics" or "There are hieroglyphics all over this".

Maybe its grammatically correct, maybe its not. All I know is it drove me up the wall. At one point, Erica decides to go see the mummy of Seti I. She is shocked by his appearance and is sickened by his "dried-up" face.

It made me laugh because Seti I is generally considered to be the least hideous mummy and one of the best preserved. He just looks like he's sleeping. She's been studying Egyptology for years and this is the mummy that disgusts her? She's never seen a photo of any other mummy? Never show this woman pictures of Seqenenre Tao or Duathor-Henuttawy.

She will throw up and pass out. Dated and full of unlikable, stupid people. The book is dragged down by the characters and creaky plot but the author seems otherwise competent. Maybe his later books are a better bet. Jun 30, Carmen rated it liked it. Overall a good read, with lots of exciting scenes in fantastic settings, but the author seems to have trouble in getting a life-like woman on paper. The negatives are 1 the naive, oblivious heroine who has a doctorate but no judgment at all and who manages to escape major injury despite herself, 2 the awkward, unrealistic dialogue whenever she is involved in the conversation, and 3 the author's propensity for having most of his male characters fall in love with her at first sight.

The rest of it was enjoyable Oct 31, Nikhil Singh rated it really liked it. Moving away from his forte medical thrillers , I think robin cook has done a great job in writing a novel that encompasses history ancient Egypt and the current situation in Egypt.

Also, I love the character of Erica. She is beautiful, smart and is damn good at what she does. All in all, if you are a robin cook fan, you must read this book. It will give you a different angle of his writing capabilities. Jan 05, Mareli Thalwitzer rated it did not like it Shelves: iriver-epub. I love Robin Cook. Especially if you are just looking for a quick read Sunday afternoon, want to finish the damn book in one sitting. His novels always keeps me intrigued, but THIS - this was the biggest load of crap I've read in years.

AND I finished it But I guess that is how we grow. Three years later it doesn't bother me as much to just put a book down, leave both of us in peace and just read the next one!

Jun 05, Kim Geiger rated it it was amazing. Read this book a long time ago. However, loved it so much I searched a while to find the title. Egypt and mystery Would like to read it again. Rating Clarification: 3. Feb 01, Richard Karns rated it really liked it.

Although far-fetched at times I still found this an enjoyable read. Being a history nut anyway I really enjoyed some of the archeological aspects of the storyline.

An entertaining read. I read this one several years ago and remember it to be a pretty good thriller. Since my 7th grade, when I had to study about Egyptian mythology, I have loved Egypt and dreamt of one day visit that country. I have to confess that, besides all this manifest interest, my knowledge of Egypt was basically Cairo, since it is the city where all the movies I have watched and all the books I have read revolve.

Robin Cook's Sphinx, even though being just a book, made me travel to that country and I really felt like I was there, when I read all those rich descriptions about the pyram Since my 7th grade, when I had to study about Egyptian mythology, I have loved Egypt and dreamt of one day visit that country. Robin Cook's Sphinx, even though being just a book, made me travel to that country and I really felt like I was there, when I read all those rich descriptions about the pyramids, the thombs, the marketplaces It was also with this book that I found this precious gem that is Luxor!

How come I have never heard of this before? Or at least, if I heard indeed, how come I did not give it enough importance? This book just made me the more certain that I must not die without visiting Egypt! Finally, regarding the plot, I confess it lacked the intensity and the cliffhangers, other works of his have. Probably related to being one of his early works, so Robin Cook was really fresh back then.

Nov 16, Aditi Varma rated it liked it. Festivals, travel, work, moving houses I came to know about this book through the Senior Reading Raccoons group when looking for historical fiction based on Egypt. I am fascinated by ancient Egypt and in another life I'm sure I'll study to be an Egyptologist. It was but natural for me to pick up this book. When I first started reading it, I got bored after a few pages and abandoned it. But a few days ago, I made myself plod through, and I'm glad I did.

Sphinx is one of the rare non medical thrillers by Robin Cook. It chronicles the adventures of Erica Baron, an American Egyptologist on her first trip to Egypt, who unexpectedly learns about the black market for tomb treasures, and resolves to do something about it.

Amidst a lot of murders, gun fights, chases, and some passionate flings, along with numerous near death experiences, she manages to unearth and reveal some fascinating truths and undiscovered treasures. The writing style was smooth. Initially it felt not much was happening, but then the narrative picked up.

The events are very movie-like.. In fact I believe there was a movie made on the novel back in the 80s. Overall, it was a fun and interesting read, with thrill but more importantly, nuggets of information about Egyptian cities, their people, their culture, and their past.

For those looking for an engrossing read based in Egypt, id suggest you pick this up! Jul 03, Shaunda rated it really liked it Shelves: So this is the second novel that I've read by Robin Cook.

It was an interesting read. Which leads me into the character Erica Baron, an Egyptologist. Whose dream has been to see Egypt with her own eyes and do some transcribing of the hieroglyphics well. Very Very Interesting, considering it's the 's.

She a women, traveling alo So this is the second novel that I've read by Robin Cook. She a women, traveling alone, and has a degree in Egyptology. Which picks up from the discovery in of Tutankhamun tomb by Howard Carter. Erica picks up from there. She meets people, witness a murder, see the Seti I statue; which is priceless. Its s shame how the antiquities of Egypt have been plundered over the centuries. Who ruled after Tutankhamun.

Now that's a pretty tall order. But someone has to do it right?? And so the sojourn begins. I learned some history along the way. I felt it was a good read, perhaps you will too. Until my next review. Happy Reading!!! Jan 09, David Zimny rated it liked it.

Sphinx is only the second Robin Cook novel I have read that does not take place primarily in hospitals. The other is Invasion, which was a straight science fiction story. While in an antique shop in Cairo she sees a life-size statue of the great Egyptian king Seti I, adorned with jewels and obviously priceless. Violence ensues while she is in the shop and the sta Sphinx is only the second Robin Cook novel I have read that does not take place primarily in hospitals.

Violence ensues while she is in the shop and the statue is stolen. The characters of Sphinx are lukewarm at best. There is Erica's boyfriend who doesn't play much of a role in the story at all, an antiques dealer who turns out to be a bad guy, and a sleazy black market dealer.

If I could give half stars I would probably give Sphinx two and a half stars. If you are a fan of Robin Cook there are many better books by him to read first. Jul 25, Susan Biel rated it did not like it. I barely made it to the middle of this book when I abandoned it. While the first chapter had my heart pounding with the tension of it, it fell apart as soon as the main character and the wholly unbelievable string of events happened to her, and the stilted, wannabe romance novel dialog.

Readers also enjoyed. About Robin Cook. Robin Cook. He is best known for being the author who created the medical-thriller genre by combining medical writing with the thri Librarian Note: Not to be confused with British novelist Robin Cook a pseudonym of Robert William Arthur Cook. Great book, Sphinx pdf is enough to raise the goose bumps alone.

Add a review Your Rating: Your Comment:. Outbreak by Robin Cook. Pandemic by Robin Cook. The Year of the Intern by Robin Cook. Charlatans by Robin Cook. Harmful Intent by Robin Cook. Abduction by Robin Cook. I love his books. I have only read four of them so far though. This one is a bit more memorable than the others because of the massive amount of info about Egyptian culture that the book contains. It is a firm thriller and it lives up to its genre well with mysterious characters, betrayals, ancient evils and secrets, and a protagonist getting involved in something bigger than she could have ever thought possible when she went to Egypt.

It is one of the best novels I have ever read for its capturing of a foreign place and for that I respect it greatly. It also has a good story despite the familiar sounding plot and a likeable female main character who really knows her stuff, Egyptian stuff that is. Normally his books revolve around medicine. This novel is set in Egypt and had many interesting twists and turns.

Loved it! I was beginning to think that was all he was comfortable writing about. Sphinx is very good and I enjoyed every minute of it. He shows me he is the great writer I always thought he is.