2028. Campania, Italy. With Mount Vesuvius raging nearby, a revitalized Naples celebrates the end of a two-hundred-year tyranny, the reign of the camorra. But the final vengeance of the Naples mafia appears to have been unveiled when a deadly contagion surfaces from beneath the volcanic fallout. Still reeling from the atrocities of 2023 and the murder of her husband at camorra hands, biologist Katrina Stone plunges into a relentless hunt to finally annihilate her bitter enemies. As she chases the masterminds behind the attack, Katrina is thrust onto an ancient path that traces a conflict as old as humankind. Her pursuit leads from the camorra to the pharaohs, from the crypts of Rome to the birthplace of Egypt and to modern-day London - and into the depths of a blood-soaked movement that is growing more powerful every day.The novels of Kristen Elise, Ph.D. take the reader on global quests to discover medicines that can halt impending disaster. The Pharaoh Project is the third in the series, taking place five years after the events of The Vesuvius Isotope. Like The Vesuvius Isotope and its prequel, The Death Row Complex, The Pharaoh Project is a fast-paced treasure hunt that combines science and history, fact and fiction, mystery and crime thriller. It catapults the reader through a mile-long, underground secret passageway in Naples, to the crypt in Rome created entirely from human bones, to some of the more enigmatic monuments across Egypt, and along a coded trail hidden in plain sight in Central London.Available for Kindle and in print form from Amazon.Praise for The Vesuvius Isotope. - The First Katrina Stone "Gripping. Fascinating. Entrancing. The Vesuvius Isotope. is 2013's top thriller!" -Carolyn Hart, mega-best-selling author of Escape from Paris and "Elise takes us into historic, cultural, medical, and scientific arcana likely to surprise you at every turn... in this brainier-than-Dan-Brown mystery journey. and " -Dan Burstein, mega-best-selling co-author of Secrets of the Code"A fast-paced mystery based partially on scientific possibility and partially on ancient historical conundrum, this story kept me intrigued... First-person narrative and thrilling escapades make the story an exciting escape while the subject matter makes it interesting." -Joyce Brown, mystery author"Katrina Stone is a smarter, sexier version of Robert Langdon. If you like a great murder mystery with a strong female lead, this is for you!" -KK, Seattle, Washington"This novel is an absolute pleasure to read, its fast pace action combined with history and science likens it to Indiana Jones!" -Kanaida, Waterlooville, U.K."Simply superb. I started reading this one, and abandoned the rest I had been reading along with just to finish this." -Sakshi, Bangalore, IndiaPraise for The Death Row Complex - The Second Katrina Stone "Scary, fast-paced, brutal, good.""Another page turner from Kristen Elise!... a thrilling ride into the scary world of bioterrorism! If you liked The Vesuvius Isotope, then you will love this book, a prequel, but you don't have to read one to understand the other, but you should! They are both fantastic reads! I read The Death Row a Complex in one day, I could not put it down!""Another excellent mystery novel from Kristen Elise... gripping from start to finish, with plenty of action... high stakes, and an unpredictable ending. The author's scientific background shines through... as does her knowledge of the San Diego setting... a very well-crafted mystery, designed to keep the reader flipping the page forward at the end of every chapter. If you love mysteries, you can't go wrong. As for me, I'll be waiting impatiently for her next book."