Hannibal

Hannibal follows Dr. Hannibal Lecter and FBI agent Clarice Starling seven years after the events of The Silence of the Lambs. Starling faces professional disgrace while Mason Verger, a surviving victim of Lecter, uses his wealth and influence to hunt the psychiatrist down. As Lecter lives in Italy under a new identity, the novel follows the pursuit, Starling's involvement, and the psychological contest between hunter and hunted. It is the third novel featuring Hannibal Lecter.

by Thomas Harris

William Heinemann · First published 1999 · 486 pages