Character · Lecter and his hunters · 4 books
Hannibal Lecter
Hannibal Lecter is a psychiatrist and cannibal serial killer.
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Character facts
- First appearance
- Red Dragon (1981)
- Latest appearance
- Hannibal Rising (2006)
- Books
- 4 (2 as lead, 2 major)
- Series
- Hannibal Lecter
- Author
- Thomas Harris
- Circle
- Lecter and his hunters
Where to meet Hannibal Lecter
Hannibal Lecter first appears in Red Dragon (1981), in a major role, book 1 of the Hannibal Lecter series.
Every book with Hannibal Lecter
In publication order, with the size of their role in each.
- 1981MRed Dragonmajor role · Hannibal LecterConsulted from his cellBuy
- 1988MThe Silence of the Lambsmajor role · Hannibal LecterBuy
- 1999LHanniballead · Hannibal LecterFree and living in FlorenceBuy
- 2006LHannibal Risinglead · Hannibal LecterHis childhood and youthBuy
Appears most often with
| Character | Books together |
|---|---|
| Jack CrawfordHead of the FBI Behavioral Science Unit | 3 |
| BarneyOrderly at the asylum | 2 |
| Clarice StarlingFBI trainee, later agent | 2 |
| Frederick ChiltonDirector of the Baltimore asylum | 2 |