Hannibal Rising

Name: Hannibal Rising
Author: Thomas Harris

by Thomas Harris

Origin story exploring how brilliant cannibal Lecter became a serial killer

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Thomas Harris

Thomas Harris created Hannibal Lecter, one of the most iconic and terrifying villains in popular fiction, in his landmark thriller Red Dragon. The Silence of the Lambs became one of only three films to win all five major Academy Awards. His meticulous research and psychological precision elevated the serial killer thriller to a new level of literary ambition.

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