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Originally Posted by SteveEisenberg
According to Cormoran Strike (or was it another character in the book?), that's what amateurs do. Being an amateur myself, I can't say whether he's right  |
A murder investigator knows that motive is not really important. Lots of innocent people might have motive, and the killer might be a psycho with no motive at all. Motive it might provide some leads, and it's nice to show a jury, but it's not needed to convict at all.
In a business or fraud matter, however, "follow the money" is nearly a sure bet, so in that sense, money motive is key.
But in this case, if you follow the money, it may be leading in the wrong direction.
ApK