Alex Cross's Trial Characters

It's pretty easy to get behind a guy who's adamantly against racism in an era riddled with racists. But what makes Ben Corbett, our leading man in Alex Cross's Trial, so loveable isn't his moral co...

Ben is presented as the hero of the story, but he's nothing without Abraham. See, Abraham's Black and lives in Eudora; he's the guy Roosevelt tells Ben to find in order to get to the bottom of what...

All sass and spirit, Moody makes a big impact on Ben. Unafraid to tell the world what she really thinks, even though she's not supposed to as a Black girl, Moody is defiant and proud. Importantly,...

Stoic, tough, and always in charge, Judge Corbett is a tricky guy to get to know. While we don't see him very often in the book, we do know a lot about his views all the same. First and foremost, h...

Everyone remembers their first kiss, and Ben is no different. When he thinks back to his childhood in Eudora, he can't help but think of bombshell Elizabeth who made out with him behind the Methodi...

Meg is Ben's wife, and she'll have you know it ain't easy. At first Meg understands why Ben wants to defend people who can't afford a lawyer or can't get one because of racism, but after a while, s...

Jonah is appointed by the court to be the lawyer arguing against the White Raiders in the trial. He's patient, level-headed, and whip-smart; as Ben tells us: "I decided that Jonah Curtis was not on...

Maxwell Lewis's nickname—Loophole Lewis—didn't come from thin air. The guy's motto is, "If you can't find a loophole for your client, go out and invent one" (94.11). That shady way of approachi...

It's a bummer when you meet up with an old buddy only to realize that person has radically changed. This is exactly what happens to Ben when he reconnects with Jacob, his best bud from childhood. A...

Like Jacob, L.J. is also Ben's childhood friend, but unlike Jacob, L.J. proves himself worthy of the title. When Ben comes to him in a time of need, L.J.'s simple yet profound response is, "I said...

Chester Madden, Henry Wadsworth North, Lincoln Alexander Stephens We don't get to know this "gang of killers" (85.4) too well individually, and we can't say we're disappointed. These men represent...