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The Silence of the Lambs (Paperback)

by Thomas Harris (Author)
4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (42 customer reviews)

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  • Paperback: 368 pages
  • Publisher: Arrow Books Ltd; New edition edition (5 April 1990)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0312924585
  • ISBN-13: 978-0312924584
  • ASIN: 074930054X
  • Product Dimensions: 17.8 x 10.6 x 2.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (42 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 354,853 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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The Silence of the Lambs, by Thomas Harris, is even better than the successful movie. Like his earlier Red Dragon, the book takes us inside the world of professional criminal investigation. All the elements of a well-executed thriller are working here--driving suspense, compelling characters, inside information, publicity-hungry bureaucrats thwarting the search, and the clock ticking relentlessly down toward the death of another young woman. What enriches this well-told tale is the opportunity to live inside the minds of both the crime fighters and the criminals as each struggles in a prison of pain and seeks, sometimes violently, relief.

Clarice Starling, a precociously self-disciplined FBI trainee, is dispatched by her boss, Section Chief Jack Crawford, the FBI's most successful tracker of serial killers, to see whether she can learn anything useful from Dr. Hannibal Lecter. Lecter's a gifted psychopath whose nickname is "The Cannibal" because he likes to eat parts of his victims. Isolated by his crimes from all physical contact with the human race, he plays an enigmatic game of "Clue" with Starling, providing her with snippets of data that, if she is smart enough, will lead her to the criminal. Undaunted, she goes where the data takes her. As the tension mounts and the bureaucracy thwarts Starling at every turn, Crawford tells her, "Keep the information and freeze the feelings." Insulted, betrayed, and humiliated, Starling struggles to focus. If she can understand Lecter's final, ambiguous scrawl, she can find the killer. But can she figure it out in time? --Barbara Schlieper



Clive Barker

‘Thrillers don’t come any better than this… razor-sharp entertainment, beautifully constructed and brilliantly written’ --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars One word... WOW!, 29 Nov 2005
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This review is from: The Silence of the Lambs (Paperback)
Ok, before I write my opinion on this book, I have to admit something slightly embarrassing first. Deep breath….I love trashy psychological thrillers! However, this is certainly not a trashy book, whatsoever. As a young reader (I was about 14 when I first read this), I was in the lucky position of not seeing the film first. Yes, it is a great movie. Yes, Jodie Foster makes a great Clarice Starling, and yes, it does not deviate from the book too much. However, there is so much more information included in the novel that simply cannot be materialised into a film (do you know the chemical formula for bilirubin?).
I will not bore everybody with the plot, I’m sure the world and his dog has seen the famous ‘liver and Chianti’ scene, and many more besides, but if you have not read this book yet – read it now! Thomas Harris is the most superb, underrated author of modern times, and I find it difficult to choose which of his novels is the greatest. For those of you who have seen the movie adaptations of ‘Red Dragon’ and, more depressingly, ‘Hannibal’; do not be put off from reading these works of art.
I realise I am gushing far too much about Harris’ brilliance, but that is how reading his novels make me feel! Although my view is slightly biased, ‘The Silence Of The Lambs’ offers everything required for a great book – thrilling, page-turning suspense that leaves you hungry for more and feeling like you have actually learned something when you finally put it down. I am now waiting with baited breath in the hope that Thomas Harris will write more about Hannibal’s past ‘meals’, and satisfy my hunger!
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5.0 out of 5 stars There are thrillers and there are thrillers., 4 Jun 2003
This review is from: The Silence of the Lambs (Paperback)
We all know about Hannibal Lecter, the infamous antagonist of Harris' trilogy due to the success of the movie adaptation of this book. Our introduction to the leads is short and precise. Harris knew exactly what he wanted to create when he sat in front of his word processor and began writing this terrificly terrifying novel about serial killers. There is no time nor pages wasted running around just to fill space. I have undertaken a writing course and the main lesson that I learned was that every word should earn its space on the page, and Harris definitely uses every word to its maximum. He sets the pace from the off and we join Clarice Starling as she is introduced to the most infamous serial killer of all time in a high security prison for the insane. From there the ride begins!
If you are fortunate enough to not know anything about this book order it now and enjoy as I did and many millions of others have. If you have only seen the equally outstanding film, buy this book and read an author at the pinicle of his career. Mr Harris, I salute you.
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars chilling, gripping and the best book ever written..., 2 Mar 2005
This review is from: The Silence of the Lambs (Paperback)
This is by far the best book ever written, I adore this book no end, it is a literary masterpiece, I even have my e-mail address based on the title.
This book is no doubt brilliant - but why? Well I'll tell you...
This book has the best ending of any book, 'and she sleeps sweetly, deeply in the silence of the lambs' - absolutely fantastic.
This book hs the best character composites ever, Agent Clarice Starling a brilliantly described and compiled heroine. Dr Hannibal 'the cannibal' Lecter a notorious, insane, psychopathic, human eating, genius, ex-psychiatrist superstar who I think even though he does not exist in reality, it is quite possible that people are looking out for him, he's very influential. Buffalo Bill a terrifyingly disturbed body flaying serial killer, every scenario with him in it is chilling. And more like the obnoxious Dr Chiltern and stern and domineering Jack Crawford. Superb
This book has obviously been research profusely and the terminology and plots which incorporate this terminology is unequivocally unbeatable.
This book is writen by a class author and it is the one of few books I will read again again again again and again oh and again... BRILLIANT if you have any appreciation for great literature you will read this...
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5.0 out of 5 stars Really Really Good!
This is the second book from Thomas Harris. Having read 'Red Dragon' this book was not a let down from the first one in any sense. Read more
Published 7 months ago by C. Valcin

5.0 out of 5 stars Very well written and thoroughly enjoyable
I had unfortunately seen the film before I read this book and I was angry with myself as I did imagine the characters as Jodie Foster and Anthony Hopkins. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Incredible!
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5.0 out of 5 stars GO FOR THE BOOK NOT THE MOVIE
I remember the movie from way back, and this book by Thomas Harris convinced me yet again (As if I ever doubted it) that the written word is far more entertaining and enjoyable... Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Dark & Compelling
Dark, compelling and teeming with ideas and detail, Harris continues his exploration of the psychology of evil. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Compelling, Original and Chilling. Can't be beaten!!!
This is the best book I have ever read... gripping, engaging and what my e-mail address comes from, have you spotted it yet? Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Have the Lambs stopped *SCREAMING* yet Clarice?!
Dr Hannibal Lecter is *EVIL* -- a Psychologist-Psychiatrist-Profiler and *Serial Killer* who likes to eat parts of his victims (euch)!. Dr. Read more
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