Red Dragon book cover by Thomas Harris

Red Dragon

Adult • Mystery • Thriller & Suspense • Crime Fiction • Thriller
Will Graham hunts a serial killer Killer known as the Tooth Fairy Investigations lead to Hannibal Lecter Families targeted in brutal murders Psychological tension drives the narrative

FBI agent Will Graham once risked his sanity to capture Hannibal Lecter, an ingenious killer like no other. Now, he’s following the bloodstained pattern of the Tooth Fairy, a madman who’s already wiped out two families.

To find him, Graham has to understand him. To understand him, Graham has only one place left to go: the mind of Dr. Lecter

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Edition information

Book details

Publisher
Berkley
Publication date
2009
Print length
464 pages
Language
English
ISBN
978-0425228227

Mystery + Thriller & Suspense + Crime Fiction

Reader guide

What to Know Before Reading Red Dragon

In 'Red Dragon,' Thomas Harris introduces readers to the chilling world of Hannibal Lecter, a cannibalistic serial killer. FBI agent Will Graham must confront his own demons and delve into the mind of Lecter to track down the Tooth Fairy, a murderer who has left a trail of devastation in his wake.

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About the author

Thomas Harris

Thomas Harris

A native of Mississippi, Thomas Harris began his writing career covering crime in the United States and Mexico, and was a reporter and editor for the Associated Press in new York City. His first novel, Black Sunday, was published in 1975, followed by Red Dragon in 1981, The Silence of the Lambs in 1988, Hannibal in 1999 and Hannibal Rising in 2006.
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