Character · Scarpetta and her circle · 29 books
Benton Wesley
Benton Wesley is an FBI profiler, reserved and brilliant, who becomes Scarpetta’s partner and later husband.
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Character facts
- First appearance
- Postmortem (1990)
- Latest appearance
- Sharp Force (2025)
- Books
- 29 (27 major, 2 minor)
- Series
- Kay Scarpetta
- Author
- Patricia Cornwell
- Circle
- Scarpetta and her circle
Where to meet Benton Wesley
Benton Wesley first appears in Postmortem (1990), in a major role, book 1 of the Kay Scarpetta series.
Every book with Benton Wesley
In publication order, with the size of their role in each.
- 1990MPostmortemmajor role · Kay ScarpettaBuy
- 1991MBody of Evidencemajor role · Kay ScarpettaBuy
- 1992MAll That Remainsmajor role · Kay ScarpettaBuy
- 1993MCruel and Unusualmajor role · Kay ScarpettaBuy
- 1994MThe Body Farmmajor role · Kay ScarpettaBuy
- 1995MFrom Potter’s Fieldmajor role · Kay ScarpettaBuy
- 1996MCause of Deathmajor role · Kay ScarpettaBuy
- 1997MUnnatural Exposuremajor role · Kay ScarpettaBuy
- 1998MPoint of Originmajor role · Kay ScarpettaBuy
- 1999·Black Noticeminor role · Kay ScarpettaBuy
- 2000·The Last Precinctminor role · Kay ScarpettaBuy
- 2003MBlow Flymajor role · Kay ScarpettaBuy
- 2004MTracemajor role · Kay ScarpettaBuy
- 2005MPredatormajor role · Kay ScarpettaBuy
- 2007MBook of the Deadmajor role · Kay ScarpettaBuy
- 2008MScarpettamajor role · Kay ScarpettaBuy
- 2009MThe Scarpetta Factormajor role · Kay ScarpettaBuy
- 2010MPort Mortuarymajor role · Kay ScarpettaBuy
- 2011MRed Mistmajor role · Kay ScarpettaBuy
- 2012MThe Bone Bedmajor role · Kay ScarpettaBuy
- 2013MDustmajor role · Kay ScarpettaBuy
- 2014MFlesh and Bloodmajor role · Kay ScarpettaBuy
- 2015MDepraved Heartmajor role · Kay ScarpettaBuy
- 2016MChaosmajor role · Kay ScarpettaBuy
- 2021MAutopsymajor role · Kay ScarpettaBuy
- 2022MLividmajor role · Kay ScarpettaBuy
- 2023MUnnatural Deathmajor role · Kay ScarpettaBuy
- 2024MIdentity Unknownmajor role · Kay ScarpettaBuy
- 2025MSharp Forcemajor role · Kay ScarpettaBuy
Appears most often with
| Character | Books together |
|---|---|
| Kay ScarpettaChief medical examiner and forensic pathologist | 29 |
| Lucy FarinelliScarpetta’s niece, a computer and weapons specialist | 29 |
| Pete MarinoDetective, later Scarpetta’s investigator | 29 |
| RoseScarpetta’s secretary | 15 |
| Carrie GrethenFormer FBI computer specialist turned killer | 4 |
| Dorothy FarinelliScarpetta’s sister, Lucy’s mother | 4 |