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"Masterful . . . disturbing . . . a fine novel, deep and intriguing, worthy of its bald, bold language and biblical allusion . . . Lecter's power as a character of fiction is that he lives to haunt us, to exist in the reader's imagination outside the novel, to stand beside the other monsters lingering in the shadows: the Beast with his Beauty, Grendel, Bluebeard and Dracula." The Times

"Gets off to a flying start, and barely relents for near on 500 pages. You will be sleeping with the lights on" Harpers & Queen

"Harris is a superb writer, clean, economical and witty - as razor sharp in plot and character as Hannibal's rib-tickling knife" Scotland on Sunday

"While Harris twists the plot with his usual ease, few will foresee the final outcome which is exactly how a Harris novel should be . . . shows you how psychological horror should be done" List

"This is superior craftsmanship, beautifully written and filled with strikingly elegant prose shot through with a coal-black wit, every sentence honed to perfection, making this novel a masterpiece of contemporary fiction" Uncut

"Hannibal Lecter is back at his deadliest best. . . for sheer heart-stopping suspense he's hard to beat in a deliriously sadistic dance with death which will grip you to its eerie, unexpected climax" Big Issue

"The most significant sequel since Paradise Regained" Independent

"Reading Hannibal and trying to figure out why Harris is so much better than other writers at this sort of thing is a bit like watching a magician . . . Not even the most astute reader will be able to foresee where Harris is leading, but few will be disappointed to get there. And where he takes us in the end is all the more shocking for the calm tones in which it is related." New York Post

"Deliciously frightening . . . interested in getting the hell scared out of you? Buy this book on a Friday. Plan a weekend of easy-to-identify meals. Lock all doors and windows. And by Monday, God and That Guy willing, you just might be able to sleep without a night-light." Newsday

"486 fast-paced pages, in which every respite is but a prelude to further furious action. . . a tale that is endlessly terrifying . . . Hannibal speaks to the imagination, to the feelings, to the passions, to exalted senses and to debased ones. Harris's voice will be heard for awhile." Los Angeles Times

"Diabolically clever plotting . . . Harris serves up a feast in Hannibal . . . Harris writes like an angel with the devil's sense of humor . . . The hypnotic blend of horror story and psychological thriller lifts crime fiction to sublime . . . Hannibal is ghoulishly good fare." Boston Herald

"A work of art . . . You'll eat up Hannibal . . . There isn't a wasted word . . . the last 100 pages are the best I've ever read in the thriller genre." USA Today

"[A] devilish tale . . . eerily realistic and chillingly vivid from beginning to end. As Harris sketches his hideous scenarios, he allows us to color them in with our imaginations. But not overdoing it, he draws us in, practically making us conspirators in his macabre fantasy." New York Post

"A truly scary book . . . As deep and disturbing a thriller as has ever been written." People

"[A] page-turner . . . I have read every word of Hannibal, most of them only twice, but some as many as five or six times." New York Magazine

About the author

A native of Mississippi, Thomas Harris began his writing career covering crime in the United States and Mexico, and was a reporter and editor for the Associated Press in New York City. His first novel, Black Sunday, was published in 1975, followed by Red Dragon in 1981, The Silence of the Lambs in 1988 and Hannibal in 1999.

Also by Thomas Harris

BLACK SUNDAY

RED DRAGON

THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS

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