Thomas Harris Hannibal Lecter Series Red Dragon, Hannibal, Silence Of The Lambs, Hannibal Rising

Thomas Harris’s Hannibal Lecter series brings together four novels: Red Dragon, Silence Of The Lambs, Hannibal and Hannibal Rising. Across the collection, investigations unfold under the shadow of extreme violence, psychological manipulation and the unsettling influence of Dr Hannibal Lecter.

The sequence begins with a killer who taunts the police through tormenting messages. It then follows an FBI trainee who seeks insight from a psychopath held in a hospital for the criminally insane. The story continues years after Lecter’s escape, as Clarice Starling remains marked by their encounters, and concludes by returning to Lecter’s early life, from the aftermath of the Eastern Front to France, where he lives with his uncle and Lady Murasaki.

Included titles

• Red Dragon
• Silence Of The Lambs
• Hannibal
• Hannibal Rising

Key details

• Author: Thomas Harris
• Series: Hannibal Lecter
• Four-book collection
• Includes Red Dragon, Silence Of The Lambs, Hannibal and Hannibal Rising

Synopses

Red Dragon

A killer driven by delusion, violence and a sinister logic sends the police tormenting notes. Taking pleasure in murdering happy families, he calls himself The Red Dragon.

Silence Of The Lambs

An FBI trainee faces a serial killer closing in on a new victim. Clarice Starling turns to Dr Hannibal Lecter, a cannibal held in a maximum security hospital for the criminally insane, and is drawn into the darkest parts of his mind as the price of understanding, with time running out.

Hannibal

Seven years after Dr Hannibal Lecter escapes from custody, he remains at large. Clarice Starling has not forgotten their interview in a maximum security hospital, and his voice continues to haunt her dreams.

Hannibal Rising

After the nightmare of the Eastern Front, Hannibal Lecter is found as a mute boy in the snow, with a chain around his neck. Discovered in a Soviet orphanage, he is taken to France by his uncle to live with him and his wife, Lady Murasaki.