{"product_id":"motive-9780345541390","title":"Motive","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eBESTSELLER - \u003cb\u003eDon't miss the excerpt of Jonathan Kellerman's \u003ci\u003eThe Murderer's Daughter \u003c\/i\u003ein the back of the book \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJonathan Kellerman writes razor-sharp novels that cut to the quick. Now comes \u003ci\u003eMotive, \u003c\/i\u003e which pits psychologist Alex Delaware and homicide cop Milo Sturgis against a vicious criminal mind--the kind only Kellerman can bring to chilling life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Even having hundreds of closed cases to his credit can't keep LAPD police lieutenant Milo Sturgis from agonizing over the crimes that don't get solved--and the victims who go without justice. Victims like Katherine Hennepin, a young woman strangled and stabbed in her home. A single suspect with a solid alibi leads to a dead end--one even Alex Delaware's expert insight can't explain. The only thing to do is move on to the next murder case--because there's always a next one. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This time the victim is Ursula Corey: a successful, attractive divorc e who's been gunned down--not a robbery but an execution, a crime that smacks of simple, savage revenge. And along with that theoretical motive come two strong contenders for the role of perp: the dead woman's business partner\/ex-husband and her divorce lawyer\/secret lover. But just as Alex and Milo think they're zeroing in on the most likely suspect, a bizarre new clue stirs up eerie echoes of the unsolved Hennepin murder. And the discovery of yet another crime scene bearing the same taunting signature raises the specter of a serial killer on a mission, whose twisted method is exceeded only by his manipulative and cunning madness. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eMotive\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Jonathan Kellerman has mastered the art of lean, evocative prose  in] a series that grows stronger with each volume.\"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e--New York Journal of Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"One of  Kellerman's] best works to date . . . \u003ci\u003eMotive\u003c\/i\u003e is wonderfully made, equally well-driven by plot and character, and shouldn't be missed.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eBookreporter\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \" \u003ci\u003eMotive\u003c\/i\u003e] will even keep genre veterans guessing. . . . The twists are both shocking and logical, and the byplay between the leads entertaining.\"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e--Publishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003ePraise for Jonathan Kellerman\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Jonathan Kellerman's psychology skills and dark imagination are a potent literary mix.\"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e--Los Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"A master of the psychological thriller.\"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e--People\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"The combination of Alex Delaware  and] Detective Milo Sturgis . . . makes for the most original whodunit duo since Watson and Holmes.\"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e--Forbes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJonathan Kellerman\u003c\/b\u003e is the #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of more than three dozen bestselling crime novels, including the Alex Delaware series, \u003ci\u003eThe Butcher's Theater, Billy Straight, The Conspiracy Club, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eTwisted, \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e True Detectives\u003c\/i\u003e. With his wife, bestselling novelist Faye Kellerman, he co-authored \u003ci\u003eDouble Homicide \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Capital Crimes\u003c\/i\u003e. With his son, bestselling novelist Jesse Kellerman, he co-authored the first book of a new series, \u003ci\u003eThe Golem of Hollywood\u003c\/i\u003e. He is also the author of two children's books and numerous nonfiction works, including \u003ci\u003eSavage Spawn: Reflections on Violent Children \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e With Strings Attached: The Art and Beauty of Vintage Guitars\u003c\/i\u003e. He has won the Goldwyn, Edgar, and Anthony awards and has been nominated for a Shamus Award. Jonathan and Faye Kellerman live in California, New Mexico, and New York.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Ballantine Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50911226003730,"sku":"9780345541390","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_8b30f4e4-4ead-4621-bfd8-88da375d0bb9.jpg?v=1738734301","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/motive-9780345541390","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}