Thriller · Horror
The Silence of the Lambs
An FBI trainee is sent to interview a brilliant imprisoned psychiatrist who is also a cannibal, in the hope that he can help catch a killer who is taking young women. Their conversations become a dangerous trade.
- First published
- 1988
- Pace
- fast
- Length
- medium
- Format
- Standalone
Read this if you want a taut, psychological thriller with one of crime fiction's most chilling characters.
Skip this if you dislike graphic crime-scene detail and disturbing violence against women.
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