New clues lead to new avenues of darkness...

Alex Delaware returns in Motive, a thrilling new case featuring one of the most devious murderers ever conceived by New York Times No.1 bestseller Jonathan Kellerman. Perfect for fans of Lee Child and David Baldacci.

''[Motive] will even keep genre veterans guessing... The twists are both shocking and logical, and the byplay between the leads entertaining'' - Publishers Weekly

Even hundreds of closed cases to his credit can''t keep LAPD police lieutenant Milo Sturgis from agonising 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 psychologist Alex Delaware''s expert insight can''t explain. The only thing to do is move on to the next murder case - because there is always a next one.

This time the victim is Ursula Corey, a successful, attractive divorcee 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 suspect: 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 killer, a bizarre new clue stirs up echoes of the unsolved Hennepin murder. And the discovery of yet another crime scene bearing the same taunting signature raises the spectre of a serial killer on a mission, whose twisted method is exceeded only by his manipulative and cunning madness.

What readers are saying about Motive:

''I couldn''t turn the pages fast enough''

''Brilliantly written, exciting and fast paced''

''Before you know it you are engrossed and utterly addicted''