Lexi Bennett

DI Lexi Bennett is the protagonist of Alison Belsham's crime thriller series set in Canterbury, Kent, a triplet and FBI-trained profiler who leads the Major Investigation Team.

DI Lexi Bennett leads the Major Investigation Team in Canterbury, Kent. Before returning to her hometown, she spent time with the FBI’s specialist serial killer unit, where she trained as a profiler. That experience gave her skills most local detectives lack, but it’s her personal history that sets her apart from her colleagues.

Lexi is a triplet. Seventeen years before the events of the first book, she and her sisters were abducted as teenagers. Only two of them made it home. That loss shaped everything that followed — her choice of career, her instincts during investigations, and the emotional weight she carries into each case. When a pair of dead sisters are found on a chalk hill outside Canterbury with the third sister missing, the parallels to Lexi’s own past are impossible to ignore.

Reading Order

See the complete Detective Lexi Bennett reading order for all books in the series.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Lexi Bennett?

DI Lexi Bennett is the protagonist of Alison Belsham’s Detective Lexi Bennett series. She leads Canterbury’s Major Investigation Team after working with the FBI’s specialist serial killer unit in the United States.

What is Lexi Bennett's backstory?

Lexi is a triplet. When she and her sisters were teenagers, they were abducted, and only two of them came home. That trauma drives her work as a detective and profiler, and her personal history often intersects with her investigations.

How many books feature Lexi Bennett?

There are three books in the Detective Lexi Bennett series: The Girls on Chalk Hill, The Girl’s Last Cry, and The Innocent Angels, all published in 2023.

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