Format: Novel
Released: 1988
Written By: Thomas Harris
Run Time: 61 Chapters
Character: Clarice Starling
Thomas Harris’ exceptional 1988 novel is as suspenseful as it is cerebral. This is most often attributed to Harris’ masterful characterization of Dr. Hannibal Lecter. Dr. Lecter is as suave, refined and intelligent as he is deadly. He is, essentially, the James Bond of psychopathic cannibals.