Intuition

In this novel about a breakthrough scientific discovery at a prominent Boston-area research lab desperately in need of funding, Goodman shows how conflicts between ambitious, driven researchers can lead to compromised results. She takes characters who aren't immediately accessible to ordinary people-they're extremely smart, nerdy, focused on research, interested in chess, literature, and classical music-and makes them compelling, showing from multiple points of view how personality, love, jealousy, and passion drive them to pursue knowledge and perhaps fudge the truth.