Summary & Analysis - Hannibal: Based On The Book By Thomas Harris

SUMMARY & ANALYSIS

HANNIBAL

BASED ON THE BOOK BY THOMAS HARRIS

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CONTENT

Seven Years Later - Starling and the Bureau

The Crime Scene and Initial Investigations

Mason Verger and his Obsession

Starling's Pursuit of Information

Barney's Involvement and the X-Ray Confirmation

Hannibal in Florence and Pazzi's Discovery

Pazzi's Deal with Verger and its Consequences

The Betrayal and Capture of Lecter

Muskrat Farm and the Confrontation

General Analysis

ABOUT THE ORIGINAL BOOK

Hannibal by Thomas Harris sees FBI Special Agent Clarice Starling facing public scrutiny years after her disturbing encounters with the escaped Hannibal Lecter. Lecter, still at large, maintains a subtle connection with Starling through correspondence. Simultaneously, Mason Verger, one of Lecter's disfigured victims, relentlessly plots his gruesome revenge. The story unfolds as Starling navigates professional threats while the dangerous paths of Lecter and Verger converge, creating a tense atmosphere of pursuit, obsession, and the dark complexities of human nature.

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Release date

Audiobook: 5 April 2025