Some error occured while loading the Quick View. Please close the Quick View and try reloading the page.
Dr. Rory Greene is in a tight spot, namely a lab refrigerator, hiding for her life. Who just stormed the primate facility with a gun, leaving Andy the lab tech shot through the neck, dead in a pool of his own blood?
Her quiet life in Columbus, Indiana is upended as scientist Rory Greene finds herself playing the part of sleuth, searching for one of her company’s kidnapped primates as the authorities’ disinterest and dragging feet make life unbearable. Absent colleagues and antagonistic bosses aren’t helping either.
Rory’s research involves animal/human communication. The work is now in the hands of a small group of scientists dedicated to the behavior and techniques of interspecies understanding.
This core of scientists at one time included her late father and one of his associates, Dr. Maggie Porter, a professor at Butler University and Rory’s “adopted” intellectual mother. As she struggles to find clues, Rory recruits old and new friends to help, and in the process digs up shocking secrets that threaten to blow up more in her life than her scientific endeavors, endangering those around her–both human and primate.
"The Science of Understanding will have you pondering some of life’s greatest questions from the very first chapter. Polly Kronenberger delivers a thoughtful and introspective exploration of how communication shapes our understanding of others—both human and animal. You’ll find yourself cheering for Dr. Rory Greene as she navigates startling twists and turns that challenge her long-held beliefs about those closest to her. An engaging and insightful read from start to finish." — Karoline Anderson, author of Killer Insight and Dangerous Insight
Polly Kronenberger is a novelist whose work explores the intersection of everyday life and humanity. Drawing inspiration from her years of work in a plethora of jobs, her stories often delve into the dilemmas of our increasingly connected world. When she's not writing, she enjoys the world around her, where she lives with her life partner and a menagerie of pets and farm animals in Camden, Ohio.