The silence of the lambs

About the book Silence of the Lambs by Thomas Harris ... a notorious serial killer only known by a strange pseudonym (Buffalo Bill), who hunts certain women with a goal, but no one can understand him, because the bodies are discovered in different cases. Clarice, a young trainee at the FBI academy, is surprised by her director's call. Her mission is to interview Dr. Hannibal Lecter, the brilliant psychiatrist and the terrifying killer, who is now under close surveillance in a mental hospital for criminals. Can Lecter's experience with killers help him track down Buffalo Bill and catch him? Clarice is disturbed when she finds herself in a strange and intense relationship with Lecter, whose cryptic clues — about Buffalo Bill and herself — send Clarice on a search that the reader will find astonishing, terrifying, and completely convincing. This best-selling and award-winning novel has been turned into a famous film that won an Oscar, starring Jodie Foster and Anthony Hopkins. Author: Thomas Harris Publisher: Al-Karima Number of pages: 440