I love the films and the book I Absolutely love even more I’ve got lost in the book Straight away and I had chills down my spine and is very in-depth as well as descriptive.

A great introduction to a series of books. I was gripped all the way throughout. I dont think that i put it down for two days and nights straight until i had finished it! I'd heard of the novels and on a whim decided to buy them. Really glad i did. Lector is one of those characters you just love to hate, and yet you just want to keep on reading! I recommend you buy all three of the main novels at the same time so you can tear through them all at once!

This thriller novel is composed in a very interesting way, allowing a reader to delve into the reigning murderer's past and have an insight into why they are what they have become. The characters are well developed and we are presented with the atypical detective and murderer.

I started this book knowing very little, having never seen the film or television series. Though it is known as the book that launched Hannibal Lecter, he is not the drive of the novel. A sick killer is practically a ghost, leaving no clues and Will Graham must forget his traumatic past to catch the man before another wholesome family dies at his hands. Harris’ story is unique and strangely captivating. While I was reading it, I could only describe it in gasps of awe. There were no words and there still aren’t. There are events in this books that are not for the faint hearted but Harris has created such complex characters, you almost feel sorry for them. Almost.

This is the first in the Hannibal Lecter series, and we are introduced to Hannibal in this novel when he is in prison after being aught by FBI agent, Will Graham. However, Graham needs Lecter's help in understanding a new threat - there is another serial killer running rampant, the Red Dragon. This book is full of suspense and is incredibly unnerving. Harris taps into the psychology of all the characters he writes, including the killers. The killer in this novel is evil and tormented, totally sadistic, and the way that Harris gets into his mind and creates a twisted nightmare of a crime novel is what I found so gripping and creepy. It wasn't particularly easy to read, not just because it is so full of horror but also because there are so many characters and really intense scenes with incredible detail. However, I would recommend this novel, it's clearly a classic for a reason and I can't wait to get stuck into the next one, 'The Silence of the Lambs'.