![]() ![]() In a series of chilling meetings, Starling strips her psyche bare Lecter responds by toying with her, feeding helpful but inconclusive clues. Will the insane psychologist help ferret out Bill? Yes, but at a price: Starling must reveal a personal secret for each sliver of advice. With no clues to Bill's identity, a desperate Crawford sends Starling to the madhouse where Lecter, an expert on the criminally insane, is imprisoned. Hannibal Lecter, a minor figure from Red Dragon here expanded into the very embodiment of self-knowing evil. On the side of light stand spunky heroine Candice Starling and her compassionate FBI boss, Jack Crawford in the darkness dwell two indelible creations: rampaging serial killer "Buffalo Bill"-so-nicknamed because he skins the women he kills-and homicidal genius Dr. Here, Harris reverses thematic gears, finding an unbridgeable chasm between good and evil. The premise of Red Dragon was its detective's ability to sympathize with the killer he sought. With this stunning sequel to his 1981 blockbuster, Red Dragon, Harris ( Black Sunday, 1975) seals his reputation as a thriller-master by delivering a deeply involving, blood-freezing tale of a young female F.B.I. ![]()
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