Hannibal Lecter book 1 · 1981
Red Dragon
Former FBI profiler Will Graham, who caught Hannibal Lecter, is drawn back to hunt a killer who has murdered two families, and he must consult Lecter himself.
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Book facts
- Author
- Thomas Harris
- Series
- Hannibal Lecter, book 1 of 4
- Published
- 1981
- Setting
- Set in various places
- Story order
- Book 2 by the story’s timeline
- Characters charted
- 5
- Chart confidence
- High
In story order: after Hannibal Rising and before The Silence of the Lambs.
Who is in Red Dragon
5 recurring or key characters from Thomas Harris’s chart. Introduces Hannibal Lecter, Will Graham, Jack Crawford, Frederick Chilton and 1 more.
Lead 1
- Will GrahamFirst appearanceFBI profiler who caught Lecter
Major 3
- Hannibal LecterFirst appearancePsychiatrist and cannibal serial killerConsulted from his cell
- Jack CrawfordFirst appearanceHead of the FBI Behavioral Science Unit
- Francis DolarhydeFirst appearanceSerial killer known as the Tooth Fairy
Minor and cameo 1
- Frederick ChiltonFirst appearanceDirector of the Baltimore asylum
Also featuring these characters
Other Thomas Harris books that share the most characters with Red Dragon.
- Hannibal1999 · Hannibal Lecter · 2 shared charactersBuy on Amazon