Motive: An Alex Delaware Novel by Jonathan Kellerman | Summary & Analysis

by Book*Sense

An Alex Delaware Novel by Jonathan Kellerman | Summary & Analysis

This is a Summary & Analysis of Motive. Jonathan Kellerman’s Motive is a classic whodunit crime piece that leaves the reader guessing until its final chapters. The latest in Kellerman’s Alex Delaware series, once again pits psychologist Alex Delaware with LAPD homicide detective Milo Sturgis on a murder case that both baffles and stuns them with its unconventional twists and turns.

Psychologist Alex Delaware has been assisting on homicide cases alongside his friend Detective Milo Sturgis for years. Their latest crime scene in Motive has a unique twist; the killer set up a dinner for two that had been left untouched. When the case goes cold, Milo struggles to get over his feelings of failure at bringing Katherine Hennepin’s murderer to justice. When wealthy businesswoman Ursula Corey is murdered in the parking garage of her divorce attorney’s office building, Alex and Milo believe it’s just another case. But when an eerily similar culinary art display shows up in the kitchen of Ursula’s mansion, they begin to search for a correlation between the two victims.

This companion to Motive also includes the
• Book Review
• Story Setting Analysis of Motive
• Story elements you may have missed as we decipher the novel
• Details of Characters & Key Character Analysis
• Summary of the text, with some analytical comments interspersed
• Thought Provoking /or Discussion Questions for Readers & Book Clubs
• Discussion & Analysis of Themes, Symbols…
• And Much More!

This Analysis of Motive fills the gap, making you understand more while enhancing your reading experience.

72 pages, Kindle Edition

First published February 18, 2015

Reviews

[Lorraine]

Motive is a good suspenseful story. There are several characters with motives who could easily have murdered the victims. The suspense is drawn out so that the reader can come to his or her own conclusions which are probably wrong. Four stars were awarded to this book for the good sleuthing on the parts of the characters Milo Sturgis and Alex Delaware.

[Lucy]

Loved this book!

[Debby]

Lots of twists and turns in vintage Alex Delaware.

[Betsy]

More classic Jonathan Kellerman, meaning murders keep getting committed in L.A., Milo finds reason to hang out at his favorite Indian restaurant, and Alex keeps thinking and analyzing. This is a fun one with multiple victims - and, perhaps, multiple bad guys. I enjoyed Kellerman's asides - or rather, his jokes to himself. He DOES have a sense of humor! Great fun and, as always, good background for the fiber arts!

[Pam]

A short and fun mystery.

[Caitlin]

The ending left a lot to be desired

[Diane]

Another good Kellerman novel! It was a good read.