She who sleeps

A New York heir, troubled by a recent blow to the skull and unsettling visions, becomes entangled with an enigmatic associate of his father and is drawn into an archaeological venture in Egypt. Excavations reveal a lotus sarcophagus and a sleeping woman whose revival unleashes ritual perils and secret communications marked by hieroglyphic letters. The account shifts between metropolitan social life and desert antiquities, combining suspense, romance, and exotic ritualism as personal loyalties and buried mysteries are confronted, leading to a return that resolves some questions while leaving others shrouded.