num_pages: 351
description: Traces the remarkable life of the controversial primatologist, detailing her relationship with Louis Leakey, her stormy experiences in defending the gorillas she studied, and the circumstances surrounding her brutal, still unsolved murder
language: English
title: The Dark Romance of Dian Fossey
titlecomplete: The Dark Romance of Dian Fossey
genres: Biography Memoir, Science, Memoir, Nonfiction, History, Africa, Animals, Biography
ratings_count: 162
publisher: Simon & Schuster