Hannibal Lecter book 2 · 1988
The Silence of the Lambs
FBI trainee Clarice Starling is sent to interview the imprisoned Dr Hannibal Lecter, in the hope that he can help catch a killer known as Buffalo Bill.
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Book facts
- Author
- Thomas Harris
- Series
- Hannibal Lecter, book 2 of 4
- Published
- 1988
- Setting
- Set in various places
- Story order
- Book 3 by the story’s timeline
- Characters charted
- 6
- Chart confidence
- High
In story order: after Red Dragon and before Hannibal.
Who is in The Silence of the Lambs
6 recurring or key characters from Thomas Harris’s chart. Introduces Clarice Starling, Barney and Jame Gumb.
Lead 1
- Clarice StarlingFirst appearanceFBI trainee, later agent
Major 4
- Hannibal LecterPsychiatrist and cannibal serial killer
- Jack CrawfordHead of the FBI Behavioral Science Unit
- Frederick ChiltonDirector of the Baltimore asylum
- Jame GumbFirst appearanceSerial killer known as Buffalo Bill
Minor and cameo 1
- BarneyFirst appearanceOrderly at the asylum