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In GRANT’S PET SHOP a brilliant parapsychologist discovers that two of her experimental subjects, bottle-nosed dolphins, possess telepathic powers. The dolphin's clairvoyance ultimately draws Dr. Sandra Grant into the high-tech world of computer espionage. There she discovers a secret, government plot to annihilate Iran. The story fuses paranormal processes and computer viruses into a fast paced adventure that may be of interest to both readers of contemporary fiction and enthusiasts of science fiction. Although Grant's Pet Shop ventures into the supernatural, the events are not so extreme as to seem implausible.
The novel is about a young Berkeley professor, Sandra Grant, who was raised by a grandmother endowed with keen psychic powers. Grandma Grant manifested a remarkable rapport with animals in the pet shop, had prescient visions, and was telepathic. During a life-long search to scientifically document paranormal phenomena, Sandra discovers that dolphins offer ideal research subjects. Through a chain of fortuitous events, a pair of twin dolphins are made available to Grant by a paranoid general intent upon the ultimate destruction of Iran.
General Pratt Houston's intelligence sources indicate that Iran has finally acquired nuclear ICBM's. Houston wants to initiate a preemptive strike against Iran but is overuled by the President. Driven mad by the government's reluctance to use full military force in Viet Nam, and with the long-drawn out war in Iraq still unsettled, Houston forces a computer programmer to create a virus designed to wreak havoc in the Iran defense network. When Iran panics and launches their missiles out of desperation, the subsequent U.S. counter attack will permanently solve the Mid-East problem--at least according to the general's twisted thinking.
The computer virus is such an extremely virulent strain that it must be assembled in secret on an isolated atoll in the Pacific--a location only a few miles from where Professor Grant is conducting her research. As Grant suspects, the dolphins do have well developed telepathic abilities and one of the twins becomes infected with the computer virus. After the dolphin spreads the viral code to the lab computer, Grant and her assistant piece together the general's plan...and their lives become endangered.
After a tense chase across the Pacific, the dolphins and Grant escape to the boarded up pet shop in Key West. They hastily conceive a plan to warn the President about the pending disaster. Using their powers, the dolphins are able to convince the President that Grant's wild accusations are true.
The story is exciting and takes place in colorful locations. The characters are realistic and the events reasonable. GRANT’S PET SHOP is a thriller that takes place in a setting of espionage and high technology.
The novel is about a young Berkeley professor, Sandra Grant, who was raised by a grandmother endowed with keen psychic powers. Grandma Grant manifested a remarkable rapport with animals in the pet shop, had prescient visions, and was telepathic. During a life-long search to scientifically document paranormal phenomena, Sandra discovers that dolphins offer ideal research subjects. Through a chain of fortuitous events, a pair of twin dolphins are made available to Grant by a paranoid general intent upon the ultimate destruction of Iran.
General Pratt Houston's intelligence sources indicate that Iran has finally acquired nuclear ICBM's. Houston wants to initiate a preemptive strike against Iran but is overuled by the President. Driven mad by the government's reluctance to use full military force in Viet Nam, and with the long-drawn out war in Iraq still unsettled, Houston forces a computer programmer to create a virus designed to wreak havoc in the Iran defense network. When Iran panics and launches their missiles out of desperation, the subsequent U.S. counter attack will permanently solve the Mid-East problem--at least according to the general's twisted thinking.
The computer virus is such an extremely virulent strain that it must be assembled in secret on an isolated atoll in the Pacific--a location only a few miles from where Professor Grant is conducting her research. As Grant suspects, the dolphins do have well developed telepathic abilities and one of the twins becomes infected with the computer virus. After the dolphin spreads the viral code to the lab computer, Grant and her assistant piece together the general's plan...and their lives become endangered.
After a tense chase across the Pacific, the dolphins and Grant escape to the boarded up pet shop in Key West. They hastily conceive a plan to warn the President about the pending disaster. Using their powers, the dolphins are able to convince the President that Grant's wild accusations are true.
The story is exciting and takes place in colorful locations. The characters are realistic and the events reasonable. GRANT’S PET SHOP is a thriller that takes place in a setting of espionage and high technology.
