The Silence of the Lambs

thomas harris

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 "The Silence of the Lambs"—an ingenious, masterfully written book and an unforgettable classic of suspense fiction.

Genres horrorfictionthrillermysterycrimeclassicsmystery thrillersuspensenovelsaudiobook

421 pages, Paperback

First published July 1,1988

Series

Hannibal Lecter

Literary awards

bram stoker award, world fantasy award, anthony award, grand prix de littérature policière, このミステリーがすごい！, cwa best ever,

Places

washington d.c., memphis tennessee,

This edition

Format: 421 pages, Paperback
Published: January 1, 2002 by Arrow Books
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Language: English

Characters More characters

Jack Crawford

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Hannibal Lecter

Forensic psychologist, culinary gourmet and a cannibalistic serial killer.Born into an aristocratic family in Lithuania in 1933, orphaned along with his beloved sister Mischa, in 1944 when a German Stuka bomber attacks a Soviet tank in front of their fore...
Clarice Starling

Raised in a small town in West Virginia with her father, a town marshal. When she was about 10 years old, her father was shot when responding to a robbery; he died a month after the incident. Her mother subsequently worked as a hotel chambermaid, but was ...