Title: Motive
Description: A much loved woman's dead body is found in her apartment, victim of horrendous overkill even as her dining room table is perfectly set for a romantic dinner. Turns out her devoted boyfriend has an alibi and, with few clues leading to a suspect, LAPD's Lieutenant Milo Sturgis calls in psychologist Alex Delaware for help. Then another woman's shot execution style; three bullets in the back of her head leave her husband with a profitable business. He's got an alibi too. As the body count builds, Alex and Milo make the horrible realization that they're dealing with a diabolically manipulative killer intent on playing the most twisted and bloodiest kind of game with the cops -- and with Milo, specifically.
Subjects: FICTION / Mystery & Detective / General, Forensic psychologists, Secrets, Milo Sturgis (Fictitious character), Family life, Fiction, FICTION / Thrillers, Serial murder investigation, FICTION / Suspense, Police, Los Angeles (Calif.). Police Department, Los Angeles (Calif.)., Delaware, alex (fictitious character), fiction, Sturgis, milo (fictitious character), fiction, Los angeles (calif.), fiction, Serial murders, fiction, Fiction, thrillers, general, Fiction, mystery & detective, police procedural
Places: Los Angeles (Calif.), California, Los Angeles
People: Alex Delaware (Fictitious character), Milo Sturgis (Fictitious character)