When Egyptologist John Bellingham vanishes without a trace, he leaves behind a bizarre will, a broken ring, and a mysterious relic known as the Eye of Osiris. Two years later, mummified human remains surface, plunging his family into turmoil and legal uncertainty. Dr. Paul Berkeley, a young physician devoted to Bellingham's daughter Ruth, seeks help from the brilliant medico-legal detective Dr. Thorndyke. Through forensic science and rigorous deduction, Thorndyke unravels a macabre tale of obsession, ancient Egyptian burial rites, and murder—revealing a killer who transformed a living man into an eternal mummy, concealing the truth within the sacred symbols of the dead.
