However, his next book, Red Dragon, is what kick-started his career and where the evil Hannibal Lecter was born alongside an array of other notorious killers and troubled FBI agents. His first novel, Black Sunday, was published in 1975 which went on to receive moderate attention when it was released. Thomas Harris is an American novelist, he was a reporter and journalist for his local paper in Waco, Texas before moving to New York. If you have watched either the films or the TV adaptation, you are going to love the books as they are where it all started. More recently, the TV series was made based on the four books, starring Mads Mikkelson as Dr Lecter and Hugh Dancy as Will Graham which ran from 2013 up until 2015. Since the success of the film, adaptations of the other three in the series have been made into films, with Ralph Fiennes as the cruel Francis Dolarhyde, also known as The Red Dragon. The books have all been made into a film, most notably 1991 Silence of the Lambs starring Anthony Hopkins as the unforgettable Hannibal Lecter and Jodie Foster as Clarice Starling.

The Hannibal Lecter franchise has provided us with some of the most iconic lines in modern culture. The set includes not only the three main Hannibal Lecter books, Red Dragon, Silence of the Lambs and Hannibal but it also includes the prequel, Hannibal Rising, where you can discover what caused Hannibal to turn against humanity. This gripping collection is aimed at readers who like horror and thriller novels, also perfect for fans of the popular movie and TV adaptations. Follow the story of Hannibal Lecter, a sinister cannibal serial killer who committed unspeakable crimes. Graphic from the start you will be following the protagonist as they try to solve the crimes with Hannibal Lecter waiting in the wings.īestselling author Thomas Harris presents the spine-tingling Hannibal Lecter series in this 4 book collection. These books are dark and are not for the faint of heart. The character Hannibal Lecter has become a household name with a cult following alongside many other horror villains.

Red Dragon was first published in 1981 then followed by Silence of the Lambs in 1988, Hannibal in 1999 and Hannibal Rising in 2006.

Since the publication of the first book in the series, Red Dragon, Hannibal Lecter has become a well-known figure in horror.

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