The Silence of the Lambs by Thomas Harris

(pb; 1991: second novel in the Hannibal Lecter quadrilogy)

From the back cover

“She is Clarice Starling, young, vulnerable FBI trainee. He is Hannibal Lecter, brilliant, evil genius. Theirs is a mesmerizing struggle between good and evil─designed to stop a killer, and chill your blood.”

Review

Silence, like its prequel Red Dragon, is an excellent and intense psychological, brutal and occasionally gory thriller with distinctive, fascinating and empathy-worthy characters, as well as especially disturbing events. This is a classic read, one worth owning. Followed by Hannibal.

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The resulting film was released stateside on February 14, 1991. Jonathan Demme directed the film, from a screenplay by Ted Tally.

Jodie Foster played Clarice Starling. Anthony Hopkins played Hannibal Lecter. Scott Glenn played Jack Crawford. Ted Levine played Jame Gumb.

Kasi Williams played Ardelia Mapp. Anthony Heald played Dr. Frederick Chilton.Frankie Faison played Barney. Tracey Walter played Lamar. Roger Corman played FBI Director Hayden Burke. Charles Napier played Lt. Boyle.

Stuart Rudin played Miggs. Brooke Smith played Catherine Martin. Diane Baker played Senator Ruth Martin.