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Author: Thomas Harris
Genre: Thriller
Subject: Serial Killer
Rating: ***** (5 Stars)
Summary:
Red Dragon is one of four novels (that I am aware of) featuring Hannibal Lecter. In two of them, Red Dragon
and The Silence Of The Lambs
, Lecter is a relatively minor character. Already in a hospital for the criminally insane, Lecter, a highly perceptive psychologist, is called upon to help interpret clues in a series of bizarre serial murders.
In Red Dragon, Will Graham is a former special investigator for the FBI. He retired after sustaining severe psychological and physical wounds during the capture of Hannibal Lecter. Graham is persuaded to come out of retirement by Jack Crawford, an FBI agent who is leading the investigation into the bizarre but similar murders of two families in two different cities a month apart. After a few days of fruitlessly looking for a common thread that could lead back to the killer, Graham turns to his old nemesis, Hannibal Lecter, for advice.
