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Red Dragon

Thomas Harris

1981343 pagesabout 5–8 hours
1981
first published
  • 1981Putnam · 348 pages · ENGISBN 9780399124426
  • 1982Bantam Books · 354 pages · ENGISBN 9780553227468
  • 1999Dell · 454 pages · ENGISBN 9780440206156
  • 2000Berkley Books · ENGISBN 9781440657757
  • 2000Dutton · 369 pages · ENGISBN 9780525945567
  • 2002Center Point Pub. · 400 pages · ENGISBN 9781585472376
  • 2005Delta Trade Paperbacks · 343 pages · ENGISBN 9780385319676
  • 2009Penguin Random House · 432 pages · ENGISBN 9780099532934

Red Dragon is a novel by American author Thomas Harris, first published in 1981. The plot follows former FBI profiler Will Graham, who comes out of retirement to find and apprehend an enigmatic serial-killer nicknamed "The Tooth Fairy". The novel introduced the character Dr. Hannibal Lecter, a brilliant psychiatrist and cannibalistic serial-killer, whom Graham reluctantly turns to for advice and with whom he has a dark past. The title refers to the figure from William Blake's painting The Great Red Dragon and the Woman Clothed in Sun.

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ViolenceFrequent

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  • Warmoderateunreviewed
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