{"product_id":"9781250048097","title":"The Silence of the Lambs","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eThe Silence of the Lambs\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Thomas Harris\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe twenty-fifth anniversary edition of the #1\u003ci\u003e New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling classic, now with a note by author Thomas Harris revealing his inspiration for Hannibal Lecter.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA serial murderer known only by a grotesquely apt nickname—Buffalo Bill—is stalking particular women. He has a purpose, but no one can fathom it, for the bodies are discovered in different states. Clarice Starling, a young trainee at the F.B.I. Academy, is surprised to be summoned by Jack Crawford, Chief of the Bureau's Behavioral Science section. Her assignment: to interview Dr. Hannibal Lecter, a brilliant psychiatrist and grisly killer now kept under close watch in the Baltimore State Hospital for the Criminally Insane. Lecter's insight into the minds of murderers could help track and capture Buffalo Bill.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSmart and attractive, Starling is shaken to find herself in a strange, intense relationship with the acutely perceptive Lecter. His cryptic clues—about Buffalo Bill and about \u003ci\u003eher\u003c\/i\u003e—launch Clarice on a search that every reader will find startling, harrowing, and totally compelling.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn ingenious, masterfully written novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Silence of the Lambs\u003c\/i\u003e is a classic of suspense and storytelling.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Razor-sharp entertainment, beautifully constructed and brilliantly written. Thrillers don't come any better than this.” —\u003ci\u003eClive Barker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A virtual textbook on the craft of suspense, a masterwork of sheer momentum that rockets seamlessly toward its climax…Harris is quite simply the best suspense novelist working today.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A psychological thriller so deftly woven and gripping that a reader can hardly get through one sentence fast enough to discover what's in the next.” —\u003ci\u003eAssociated Press\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Superb!...Harris's chilling story lowers the reader's blood temperature by several degrees.” —\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A thriller to out-thrill all thrillers…impossible to put down!” —\u003ci\u003eDetroit News\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A real roller coaster, full of hairpin turns, sickening descents and sudden accelerations.” —\u003ci\u003eNew York Newsday\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A spine-tingling, vastly entertaining crime story…[by] a master of suspense…ingeniously macabre.” —\u003ci\u003eBoston Herald\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“It's marvelous, the best book I've read for a very long time…It is infinitely superior to any novel published this year.” —\u003ci\u003eRoald Dahl\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eThe Silence of the Lambs\u003c\/i\u003e will haunt for a long time; Harris places his clues and his carnage with precision.” —\u003ci\u003ePhiladelphia Inquirer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“As remarkable as its predecessor…some of the most powerful and entertaining fiction of our time!” —\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Fast-paced…intriguing…exciting!” —\u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Without a doubt, [Harris is] one of the most powerful writers of suspense fiction today!” —\u003ci\u003eMilwaukee Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Harris has once again hit us in the solar plexus. This is, in fact, a better read than \u003ci\u003eRed Dragon\u003c\/i\u003e, which is all you need to know…A page-turner, one of those books that, once picked up, becomes immediately addictive.” —\u003ci\u003eCleveland Plain Dealer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“The plot unreels rapidly…Hooks the reader and keeps the tension taut until the end.” —\u003ci\u003ePortland Oregonian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“I read the first sentence of this book, threw up my hands and then stayed up all night to finish. It didn't matter, I've scarcely slept since.” —\u003ci\u003eLiz Smith\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“One of the most gripping reads of the year.” —\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Thrilling effective…Harris understands the crafting of literary terror as very few writers do; readers who put themselves in his good, cold-blooded hands will lose sleep and demand a sequel.” —\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Intelligent, fast-paced…Hard to put down.” —\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Beautifully written.” —\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWinner Anthony Awards - Winner (1989), Winner Bram Stoker Awards - Winner (1988)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781250048097\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"St. Martin's Griffin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40642425716942,"sku":"9781250048097","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781250048097","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}