Hannibal
Categories: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
Hannibal is a 1999 thriller by Thomas Harris, the third novel featuring Dr. Hannibal Lecter after Red Dragon and The Silence of the Lambs. It was adapted into a 2001 film with Anthony Hopkins. Seven years after Lecter's escape, FBI agent Clarice Starling's career is stalling. Lecter is living in Florence under a new identity, while Mason Verger, a wealthy victim he disfigured, plots an elaborate revenge. Starling is drawn back into the hunt, and the book ends in a controversial way.
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- Stephen King: “On Writing (Scribner, 2000), "And Furthermore, Part II: A Booklist"”