Killer: An Alex Delaware Novel by Jonathan Kellerman -- Sidekick

*Note: Our sidekick is an accompaniment to "Killer: An Alex Delaware Novel" and not the novel itself. While it will greatly enhance your enjoyment and understanding of the book, it is not intended to stand in its place.* "Killer: An Alex Delaware Novel," the 29th book in the Alex Delaware series by Jonathan Kellerman, begins with two sisters, Cherie and Constance Sykes, battling in a custody case. When Alex evaluates Cherie's fitness as a mother and deems her capable to raise her daughter, Constance threatens Alex's life. This sidekick of "Killer" will help you follow the action as Alex deals with the threat on his life and gets involved solving a murder with his best friend, homicide detective Milo Sturgis. The plot in "Killer" takes unexpected twists, and this sidekick will help you keep track as the bodies begin to multiply and new characters emerge. Since the protagonist, Alex Delaware, is a psychologist, it is easy for Kellerman to choose themes and provide various angles of exploration. This sidekick helps you follow the two primary themes of "Killer": family and heroism. Cherie and Connie's relationship is so disastrous and destructive that Connie attempts to take Cherie's daughter away from her. The strongest relationship is that of unrelated friends Alex and Milo. Being a hero, whether real or imagined, is a character trait desired or achieved by all those involved in this mystery.