HE IS ONE OF THE MOST HAUNTING CHARACTERSIN ALL OF LITERATURE.AT LAST THE EVOLUTION OF HIS EVILIS REVEALED.Hannibal Lecter emerges from the nightmare of the Eastern Front， a boy in the snow， mute， with a chain around his neck. He seems utterly alone， but he has brought his demons with him.Hannibal’s uncle， a noted painter， finds him in a Soviet orphanage and brings him to France， where Hannibal will live with his uncle and his uncle’s beautiful and exotic wife， Lady Murasaki.Lady Murasaki helps Hannibal to heal. With her help he flourishes， becoming the youngest person ever admitted to medical school in France.But Hannibal’s demons visit him and torment him. When he is old enough， he visits them in turn.He discovers he has gifts beyond the academic， and in that epiphany， Hannibal Lecter becomes death’s prodigy.From the Hardcover edition.

托马斯•哈里斯，一个游走于心理迷宫的悬疑作家，那个令人毛骨悚然的、深不可测的汉尼拔医生的创造者。虽然只出了五部小说，但已使他成为公认的悬疑小说宗师。其中《沉默的羔羊》系列尤为经典，它们将悬疑小说带入了经典文学的殿堂，在悬疑文学史上是难以逾越的巅峰。 他的作品全部被好莱坞改编为电影。电影《沉默的羔羊》成为美国电影史上第三部包揽奥斯卡五项大奖的影片。