The Silence of the Lambs by Harris, Thomas

An ingenious, masterfully written novel, Thomas Harris's The Silence of the Lambs is a classic of suspense and storytelling and the basis for the Oscar award-winning horror film starring Jodie Foster as Clarice Starling and Anthony Hopkins as Dr. Hannibal Lecter.

A serial murderer known only by a grotesquely apt nickname--Buffalo Bill--is stalking particular 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 F.B.I. Academy, is surprised to be summoned by Jack Crawford, Chief of the Bureau's Behavioral Science section. Her assignment: to interview Dr. Hannibal Lecter, a brilliant psychiatrist and grisly killer now kept under close watch in the Baltimore State Hospital for the Criminally Insane. Lecter's insight into the minds of murderers could help track and capture Buffalo Bill.

Smart and attractive, Starling is shaken to find herself in a strange, intense relationship with the acutely perceptive Lecter. His cryptic clues--about Buffalo Bill and about her--launch Clarice on a search that every reader will find startling, harrowing, and totally compelling.

Author: Thomas Harris
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Published: 02/15/1991
Pages: 384
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.45lbs
Size: 6.60h x 4.10w x 1.20d
ISBN: 9780312924584
Award: Anthony Awards - Winner

About the Author
THOMAS HARRIS is the author of Black Sunday, Red Dragon, The Silence of the Lambs, Hannibal, and Hannibal Rising, all of which were national bestsellers. Many of his books have been adapted to Oscar award-winning films and popular television show