I want to tell you the circumstances in which I first encountered Hannibal Lecter, M.D.
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In the realm of psychological suspense, Thomas Harris stands alone. Exploring both the nature of human evil and the nerve-racking anatomy of a forensic investigation, Harris unleashes a frightening vision of the dark side of our well-lighted world. In this extraordinary novel, which preceded The Silence of the Lambs and Hannibal, Harris introduced the unforgettable character Dr. Hannibal Lecter. And in it, Will Graham --- the FBI man who hunted Lecter down --- risks his sanity and his life to duel a killer called the ... RED DRAGON
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Novel, psychiatrists, cannibalism, serial killers, offender profiling, FBI, stalking, photographic processing, The Great Red Dragon and the Woman Clothed in Sun, dissociative identity disorder, child abuse, sadistic personality disorder, tabloids, erectile dysfunction, homosexuality, Battle of Shiloh, American Civil War, Criminal profilers, Government investigators, Serial murder investigation, Detective and mystery fiction, Thrillers, Suspense fiction, Mystery fiction, Fiction, Mystery and detective stories, American Detective and mystery stories, American Horror tales, Asesinatos seriales, Detective and mystery stories, American, Ficción, Horror tales, American, Investigadores gubernamentales, Novela de misterio, Serial murders, Thriller, United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation, psychopaths, homicide investigation, Serial murderers, Fiction, horror, Fiction, mystery & detective, general, Large type books, Graham, will (fictitious character), fiction, Fiction, thrillers, general, Lecter, hannibal (fictitious character), fiction, Science-fiction, Fiction, romance, general, Hannibal Lecter (Fictitious character), Serial murders, fiction, Fiction, thrillers, Enquêteurs de la fonction publique, Romans, nouvelles, Meurtres en série, NOVELAS ESTADOUNIDENSESPeople
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United States, Birmingham, Alabama, Atlanta, Georgia, Marathon, Florida, St. Louis, Brooklyn Museum, ShilohShowing 10 featured editions. View all 59 editions?
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Red Dragon
2002-09, Dell
Mass Market Paperback
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- Dell movie tie-in edition (45)
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Red Dragon
1982-10, Bantam Books, Bantam
Mass Market Paperback
in English
- Bantam Edition
0553227467 9780553227468
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Hannibal on cover, which was published in 1999. This edition 1999 or later.
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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.
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| August 18, 2020 | Edited by ImportBot | import existing book |
| April 21, 2020 | Edited by Lisa | Edited without comment. |
| April 21, 2020 | Edited by Lisa | Hannibal on cover, which was published in 1999. This edition 1999 or later. |
| April 21, 2020 | Edited by Lisa | Added edition. Date must be 1999 or later due to Silence of the Lambs mention on cover. |
| April 21, 2020 | Created by Lisa | Added new book. |