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He's Back: Thomas Harris's "Hannibal" – The Good Doctor Is Free and Hunting. |
A decade has passed since Dr. Hannibal Lecter escaped captivity in "The Silence of the Lambs." He is now living a life of cultured freedom in Florence, Italy, working as a museum curator and indulging his refined tastes. However, the serene façade is shattered when he becomes the target of a horrifying revenge plot orchestrated by Mason Verger, one of his few surviving victims—a grotesque, wealthy pedophile who was disfigured and left paralyzed by Lecter years ago. Verger is obsessed with capturing Lecter and feeding him alive to a pack of specially bred man-eating pigs.
Meanwhile, in the U.S., FBI Agent Clarice Starling is struggling to salvage her career after a botched drug raid. She's brought back into the world of Lecter by the promise of a big reward offered by Verger's agents for the doctor's capture. Starling is the only one who truly understands Lecter, and the only one he might trust. The hunt leads Clarice to Florence and into a complex, dark game where she is manipulated by both the doctor and Verger's forces.
"Hannibal" is a novel of operatic scope, filled with high art, gourmet cannibalism, and extreme violence. Harris delves deeper than ever into Lecter's twisted psychology and his complex, unsettling obsession with Starling. The book explores themes of corruption, revenge, and the power of memory, culminating in a controversial and unforgettable climax that radically redefines the relationship between the hunter and the hunted.
If you love visceral, sophisticated psychological thrillers, dark exploration of morality, and high-stakes cat-and-mouse games with iconic literary villains, this third installment is a bold and uncompromising read.
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