But women are still disappearing, and time is running out. The American author was born on April 11, 1940, and is best known for writing a collection of novels about Hannibal Lecter. FBI rookie Clarice Starling is assigned to solicit help from imprisoned psychopath Dr Hannibal 'the Cannibal' Lecter, whose insight into the depraved minds of serial killers is second to none.īut in exchange for inviting her into the darkest chambers of his mind, Hannibal begins to probe at hers, demanding knowledge of her childhood demons as the price of understanding Buffalo Bill's.Ĭlarice knows how dangerous this man is, and the terrible things he can do with this information. Read the five-million-copy bestseller that scared the world silent. Silence Of The Lambs About the author Related titles Our top books, exclusive content and competitions.

The serial killer nicknamed 'Buffalo Bill' has been capturing and starving women, then murdering and skinning them. THE CLASSIC THRILLER BEHIND THE OSCAR-WINNING MOVIEįBI trainee Clarice Starling has an elusive serial killer to hunt. All of his books have been made into films. Now fans of the new Sky Living TV series Hannibal can read the book that launched a legend. Thomas Harris is the author of five novels and is perhaps best known for his character Hannibal Lecter.

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