Hannibal

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Invite Hannibal Lecter into the palace of your mind and explore the similarities between your thoughts and his. Discover the high vaulted chambers of your dreams, shadowed halls, and locked storerooms you dare not enter. In this eagerly anticipated literary event, Thomas Harris delves into the psyche of a killer, presenting a chilling portrait of evolving evil and psychological suspense. Seven years after Dr. Hannibal Lecter escaped custody, FBI Special Agent Clarice Starling still recalls their intense encounters in a maximum security hospital. The haunting echo of Lecter's voice lingers in her dreams. Meanwhile, Mason Verger, Lecter's sixth victim, is consumed by revenge. Now ruling his own butcher's empire from a respirator, Verger meticulously monitors the world around him. To lure Lecter back, he devises a plan involving the most exquisite bait—something that appeals to Lecter's darkest desires. This powerful and original narrative is a dazzling feast for the imagination, inviting readers to journey to hell and beyond as a master storyteller reshapes the world they thought they knew.