--- product_id: 99160377 title: "Red Dragon (Hannibal Lecter Book 1)" price: "£8.75" currency: GBP in_stock: true reviews_count: 8 url: https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/99160377-red-dragon-hannibal-lecter-book-1 store_origin: GB region: United Kingdom --- # Red Dragon (Hannibal Lecter Book 1) **Price:** £8.75 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Red Dragon (Hannibal Lecter Book 1) - **How much does it cost?** £8.75 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.co.uk](https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/99160377-red-dragon-hannibal-lecter-book-1) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description desertcart.com: Red Dragon (Hannibal Lecter Book 1) eBook : Harris, Thomas: Books Review: Thomas Harris's novel "Red Dragon" will thrill, horrify, and entertain. - “Red Dragon” is an outstanding crime/horror novel by Thomas Harris. Originally published in 1981, it’s the first in the “Hannibal Lecter” series of crime novels that Harris authored over the course of eighteen years. “Red Dragon” is a highly entertaining book that eventually spawned two major feature films: “Manhunter,” 1986; and its namesake “Red Dragon,” 2002. Two cities of the Deep South – Birmingham, Alabama and Atlanta, Georgia – are shaken to their roots by grisly murders that appear to be the work of a serial killer. In each city, in the middle of a night with a full moon, an unknown intruder breaks into the home of an affluent family and viciously tortures, mutilates, and kills each family member, paying singularly savage attention to the women. He uses mirrors as part of his killing ritual. Former FBI profiler Will Graham very reluctantly agrees to come out of medical retirement to help solve the cases, before the killer strikes again at next full moon. Previously, Graham had caught the infamous Hannibal Lecter, who had very nearly killed Graham during his arrest. Graham asks Lecter, who is confined to a state institution for the criminally insane, to help him identify clues to the serial killer’s identity. Lecter agrees, but only to further his own sadistically deranged agenda… Meanwhile, the killer, who has been nicknamed “The Tooth Fairy” by a particularly odious, scandal-mongering tabloid newspaper, continues planning his next crime. He has already identified his next victims from home movies and photos he has seen of them. But he puts his plans on hold – at least for a while – when he becomes intimately involved with Reba McClane, a blind young woman who works in the same place he does… Those who have seen either of the movies that are based upon this book will notice that Harris’s novel “Red Dragon” is much richer and more detailed than either film. Although both films retain the same basic plot structure, they do alter many characters and plot points for the sake of dramatic effect. As good as the movies are, the book upon which they are based is even better. Although perhaps not quite as good as Harris’s later “The Silence of the Lambs,” “Red Dragon” is nevertheless an excellent novel that will thrill, horrify, and entertain. Highly recommended. Review: Not enough cannibalism. Perfectly great book. - But if you are looking for Hannibal the series, that's not this. This story is about the antagonist, Dollarhyde. Very well written. But if you are looking for Hannibal and cannibalism, you will be disappointed. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #24,135 in Kindle Store ( See Top 100 in Kindle Store ) #91 in Hard-Boiled Mysteries (Kindle Store) #164 in Serial Killer Thrillers #376 in Psychological Fiction (Kindle Store) | ## Images ![Red Dragon (Hannibal Lecter Book 1) - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81gq7IHmJGL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Thomas Harris's novel "Red Dragon" will thrill, horrify, and entertain. *by M***S on June 22, 2017* “Red Dragon” is an outstanding crime/horror novel by Thomas Harris. Originally published in 1981, it’s the first in the “Hannibal Lecter” series of crime novels that Harris authored over the course of eighteen years. “Red Dragon” is a highly entertaining book that eventually spawned two major feature films: “Manhunter,” 1986; and its namesake “Red Dragon,” 2002. Two cities of the Deep South – Birmingham, Alabama and Atlanta, Georgia – are shaken to their roots by grisly murders that appear to be the work of a serial killer. In each city, in the middle of a night with a full moon, an unknown intruder breaks into the home of an affluent family and viciously tortures, mutilates, and kills each family member, paying singularly savage attention to the women. He uses mirrors as part of his killing ritual. Former FBI profiler Will Graham very reluctantly agrees to come out of medical retirement to help solve the cases, before the killer strikes again at next full moon. Previously, Graham had caught the infamous Hannibal Lecter, who had very nearly killed Graham during his arrest. Graham asks Lecter, who is confined to a state institution for the criminally insane, to help him identify clues to the serial killer’s identity. Lecter agrees, but only to further his own sadistically deranged agenda… Meanwhile, the killer, who has been nicknamed “The Tooth Fairy” by a particularly odious, scandal-mongering tabloid newspaper, continues planning his next crime. He has already identified his next victims from home movies and photos he has seen of them. But he puts his plans on hold – at least for a while – when he becomes intimately involved with Reba McClane, a blind young woman who works in the same place he does… Those who have seen either of the movies that are based upon this book will notice that Harris’s novel “Red Dragon” is much richer and more detailed than either film. Although both films retain the same basic plot structure, they do alter many characters and plot points for the sake of dramatic effect. As good as the movies are, the book upon which they are based is even better. Although perhaps not quite as good as Harris’s later “The Silence of the Lambs,” “Red Dragon” is nevertheless an excellent novel that will thrill, horrify, and entertain. Highly recommended. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Not enough cannibalism. Perfectly great book. *by M***N on June 24, 2025* But if you are looking for Hannibal the series, that's not this. This story is about the antagonist, Dollarhyde. Very well written. But if you are looking for Hannibal and cannibalism, you will be disappointed. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Tense, brilliant, a real standout *by M***E on May 23, 2024* I am not a fan of serial killers. I deeply dislike media outlets that unthinkingly advertise their killing sprees. This novel is not like that. It is superbly written. Rather than indulging in gory details it uses an economy of words that leaves much to the reader's imagination. It shows how horrible people doing horrible things to a person who is prone to mental illness can lead to a horrific result. There is no excusing the murderer. Yet he is not a cartoon villain. The tension build and builds. I have read hundreds of novels and this would be in my top ten. I should have been working but had to finish it. Years ago I read Silence of the Lambs and remember it also being brilliant. It feels weird to say this because I like fiction that shows good prevailing over evil -- which is not this book but neither is it the opposite -- but this novel stands out from the vast majority. The deep humanity of the blind woman... I don't want to spoil the plot... is redemptive despite the extreme and appalling circumstances. The author knows how to trust the reader's intelligence and imagination and does not feel the need to spell out all the nasty details. That makes it all the more piquant. 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