This is one of the author's early horror novels - good but not as scary as his later ones.

Back Cover Blurb:
She was six foot tall, with a mane of tawny hair and eyes as green as a cat's. Startlingly beautiful, she was the most bewitching woman Gene Keiller had ever met. She came from the sands of Egypt, the land of the Sphinx, and her life was veiled in mystery. Keiller was fascinated by her, forced into recklessness uncharacteristic of a young politician with a reputation to make. But he had to discover her secret....
By the time he recognised the truth, he was trapped by the intensity of his own desire in a world where myth touched reality, and a horrifying legacy of Ancient Egypt was brought to life with violence and brute savagery....