Series: Hannibal
Author: Thomas Harris
Released: 1988
Rating: 5/6
Basic Plot: A serial murderer known only by a grotesquely apt nickname--Buffalo Bill--is stalking women. He has a purpose, but no one can fathom it, for the bodies are discovered in different states. Clarice Starling, a young trainee at the FBI Academy, is surprised to be summoned by Jack Crawford, chief of the Bureau's Behavioral Science section. Her assignment: to interview Dr. Hannibal Lecter--Hannibal the Cannibal--who is kept under close watch in the Baltimore State Hospital for the Criminally Insane.
Dr. Lecter is a former psychiatrist with a grisly history, unusual tastes, and an intense curiosity about the darker corners of the mind. His intimate understanding of the killer and of Clarice herself form the core of Thomas Harris' The Silence of the Lambs--and ingenious, masterfully written book and an unforgettable classic of suspense fiction.
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Will Graham's Life
At the end of Red Dragon you're left wondering if Molly is going to leave Will or not. That and Will's drug trip. In this book don't expect answers to his love life. But that's not to say you don't get any answers about how he's doing. You find out he's a drunk in Florida with a messed up face. Oh the joy!
Clarice and Hannibal
I had prepared myself to start to ship these two and now I can't wait to read Hannibal to watch it evolve. Upon seeing the movie I could see how people could want these two together. For every time Hannibal teases Clarice, he tries to help her. It's complicated in this book, mainly because Hannibal being in a normal relationship isn't going to happen anytime soon. I mean...Hannibal isn't the guy to do dinner and the movies. Well, without the dinner being people.
Hannibal the Cannibal
I was first brought into the folds of the Hannibal fandom through the NBC show Hannibal. So there are many a joke made about almost no one realizing Hannibal is the one they're after. So when the line 'Hannibal the Cannibal' came up I was just wondering why no one has put the two together. I know that it's because the FBI doesn't work that way but...I can think whatever I want no matter how illogical!
Final Thoughts
So far, this is my favorite of the Hannibal books. Maybe it's because of the fact that Hannibal really gets his big chance to shine. You get Clarice Starling who, not only dealing with struggling to become an actual FBI agent, deals with sexism time and again. Instead of losing her cool, she stands up to it. She is great, never mind the other characters. And poor Bella!
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