Red Dragon
1981 • 354 pages
Ratings76
Average rating3.8
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Ratings76
Average rating3.8
Red Dragon is a novel by American author Thomas Harris, first published in 1981. The plot follows former FBI profiler Will Graham, who comes out of retirement to find and apprehend an enigmatic serial-killer nicknamed "The Tooth Fairy". The novel introduced the character Dr. Hannibal Lecter, a brilliant psychiatrist and cannibalistic serial-killer, whom Graham reluctantly turns to for advice and with whom he has a dark past. The title refers to the figure from William Blake's painting The Great Red Dragon and the Woman Clothed in Sun.
Series
4 primary booksHannibal Lecter is a 4-book series with 4 primary works first released in 1981 with contributions by Thomas Harris.
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Finally!
I've meant to read this forever and it ties many things together from the movies and the show. I could hardly put it down
I don't know why I felt the need to read this one. Perhaps because I read The Silence of the Lambs... but I didn't even really like it that much. I'm just not one for this genre of books.
I mean, what a book this is! I am so impressed. I thought nothing could match NBC's Hannibal but this, oh my goodness. I don't even have words. Thomas Harris is an incredible writer, equal parts thrilling and disturbing. I devoured this book and I can't wait to read the next installment.
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