--- product_id: 49664350 title: "Silence Of The Lambs: The chilling crime classic, the bestselling thriller series behind the award-winning film (Hannibal Lecter): 2" price: "$20.75" currency: USD in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.us/products/49664350-silence-of-the-lambs-the-chilling-crime-classic-the-bestselling store_origin: US region: United States of America --- # Bestselling thriller series High-stakes FBI & criminal mind game Deep psychological profiling Silence Of The Lambs: The chilling crime classic, the bestselling thriller series behind the award-winning film (Hannibal Lecter): 2 **Price:** $20.75 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Summary > 🕵️‍♂️ Unlock the mind of darkness — don’t miss the thriller that haunts generations. ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Silence Of The Lambs: The chilling crime classic, the bestselling thriller series behind the award-winning film (Hannibal Lecter): 2 - **How much does it cost?** $20.75 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.us](https://www.desertcart.us/products/49664350-silence-of-the-lambs-the-chilling-crime-classic-the-bestselling) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Key Features - • **Authentic Criminal Profiling:** Based on real-life serial killer research for an uncomfortably realistic experience. - • **Immersive, Gothic Atmosphere:** Thomas Harris’s masterful writing pulls you into a dark, suspenseful maze you won’t escape. - • **Award-Winning Source Material:** The bestselling novel behind the Oscar-winning film that’s a cultural touchstone. - • **Iconic Psychological Thriller:** Dive into the chilling world that defined Hannibal Lecter and reshaped crime fiction. - • **Strong, Relatable Protagonist:** Clarice Starling’s resilience and intelligence set a new standard for female leads. ## Overview The Silence of the Lambs is the bestselling psychological crime thriller by Thomas Harris that introduced the world to FBI trainee Clarice Starling and the infamous Dr. Hannibal Lecter. Drawing on real criminal profiling research, this cult classic novel combines gripping suspense, complex characters, and a haunting gothic atmosphere. It’s the award-winning source behind the iconic film and remains a must-read for fans of intelligent, dark thrillers. ## Description THE CULT CLASSIC PSYCHOLIGICAL CRIME THRILLER THAT CREATED DR HANNIBAL LECTER ‘The only FBI-centred novel worth reading’ The Guardian ‘Completely gripping ’ Time Out ‘Endlessly terrifying ’ Los Angeles Times A serial killer known as ‘Buffalo Bill’ is stalking women across America . . . He abducts them, starves them, and leaves their bodies in different states ― each murder more disturbing than the last. To understand the Buffalo Bill's mindset, FBI rookie Clarice Starling is assigned to seek help from imprisoned psychopath and convicted serial killer Dr Hannibal Lecter, whose insight into the depraved minds of killers is second to none. Locked away in a high-security asylum, Lecter agrees to help ― but at a price. In exchange for inviting her into the darkest chambers of his mind, Hannibal begins to probe at hers, demanding knowledge of her childhood demons as the price of understanding Buffalo Bill's. Clarice knows exactly how dangerous Hannibal Lecter is ― and what he can do with the secrets she reveals. But women are still disappearing, and time is running out. To save innocent lives, Clarice might have to risk her own . . . Praise for the Thomas Harris and the Hannibal Lecter series: ‘ The best popular novel published since The Godfather’ Stephen King ‘Completely gripping’ Time Out ‘An intricately crafted chiller’ Observer ‘ No one has illuminated this kind of darkness more thoroughly or effectively than Harris . It seems unlikely that anyone ever will.’ Washington Post ‘A unique master still at the top of his strange and chilling form.’ Wall Street Journal ‘Handles the suspense as finely as you would expect from one of the genre's foremost practitioners’ CrimeReads ‘Will not disappoint fans of disturbing, taut thrillers ’ BookPage ‘ Endlessly terrifying’ Los Angeles Times Review: Long and not a spoiler free review! - The Silence of the Lambs is a media that I have been surrounded by my entire life. I remember being only four years old when I curled up with my Mother and watched the movie version, and watched Anthony Hopkins bring Hannibal Lecter to life. I remember when the television show was first aired, how my Mom and I instantly went out and brought popcorn and some snacks to curl up with and watch it together. It’s always been a part of my life, a horror classic passed on from my mother to myself, and I’m not entirely sure why it’s taken me so long to get around to reading the series itself. I first read Red Dragon back in either 2015 or 2016. I remember absolutely loving it, being immersed in Harris’ writing, devouring page after page to the point where my Mother had to actually snatch the book off of me so I would eat, go to sleep, and at one point, she had to take it off of me so I would actually go to college. It was confiscated from when I first woke up, until I got home from school. The Silence of the Lambs is absolutely, no exception. I had my doubts, at first. I doubted that Harris could ever get better than the first instalment of the series, and was really hesitant to read The Silence of the Lambs. I didn’t want such a beautiful story that holds so much meaning to me to be ruined by a sequel that didn’t live up to it’s predecessor. Luckily for me, I finally found the courage to pick up my heavy hard back copy, with a beautiful imprint of Harris’ logo on the front, and cracked open the first page. Almost immediately, I was travelling in time, to the exact moment of the story, and I was just lost. I was enamoured immediately and I was in love. I devoured the first fifty percent of this book in just one night, before I finally passed out, still hunched over the book, waking up in the morning to find myself using it as a pillow. I blearily read another chapter, only to fall asleep again and set it on my night stand to read the next night after I climbed into bed and turned my lamp on. Unfortunately, after this, I ended up flooded with work for other things, and had to pull a lot of all nighters just to get through the work load. But finally, finally, I managed to finish it, and settle back down with this book. Reading a few chapters a day was enough to get through this, and I am so immensely glad I managed to finally finish the book. Harris has, somehow managed, to exceed my expectations. He managed to make an even more beautiful book after Red Dragon and bring so much more to Hannibal Lecter’s world. To say I am impressed would be a massive understatement. Once again, Harris has brought to life a whole new world, in even more detail than he did before. The characters are so real, Clarice feels like my friend. Like my university dorm mate who sits and studies all night, and nags at me to do my work. Like my older sister, the wise one in the situations who carefully gives me advice. Crawford, the overprotective father of the bunch. Chilton, the annoying uncle that you never want to come over, but when he does, he throws a little cash your way to make you like him a little bit more. The whole cast… they feel like a family. The way Harris writes them has given them so much character, you just feel like you know them. They are people you could walk down the street and bump into. They are a strong cast, with plenty of strong female characters, and there’s just something about them all that’s so magical. The writing itself, is absolutely spectacular. Room into room, Jame Gumb's basement rambles like the maze that thwarts us in dreams. Harris has such an amazing way with writing, I was left speechless, especially by this line alone. He broke the fourth wall, connected to the readers, told them something about real life that we’ve all experienced, but still connected it to the story and flowed it through, without breaking the illusion of the story. That takes some serious writing skills. It’s not an easy talent to gain, and definitely not one that’s easy to keep up without practice. Harris worked, and he worked damn hard to keep his writing skills going, and to make this as beautiful as it was, in such a strange, almost gothic way. He was most definitely ahead of the game of other horror writers of the eighties. It’s hard to tell which character I love the most out of this book, and it’s a definite toss up between Clarice and Hannibal. Clarice, a strong independent woman who does not take the shit of men who look down on her. She mostly has control over her emotions, but not to a degree that is unrealistic. She’s shown to have trouble with certain aspects of her journey: [It’s shown when the Senator calls her a thief, and how it prickles under her skin late at night. (hide spoiler)] Then again, I really love Hannibal, and I’m not sure if that’s because of how much he has been in my life as a character, or if it’s the way Harris writes him, but believe me, I cheered and sobbed my way through his scenes. [I cried for half an hour when he reaches the hospital hotel (hide spoiler)] and honestly, my mother was so concerned when she found out I was sobbing my heart out over Hannibal Lecter. Oopsies? There was just so much from this book that really strung on my heart strings, and yet [when Bella died, I didn’t even bat an eye? (hide spoiler)] Maybe that’s just because that’s been such a part of the media surrounding Hannibal Lecter that I was expecting it, and it just wasn’t a shock at all when it happened, whereas if I had read it before, it probably would have made me sob. That’s my only problem, that doesn’t actually lie within the book – it’s due to me knowing too much about the world and the lore to not be affected fully when things happened, and it’s a downer, but again, that is my own fault. The main thing that struck me about this book, was Clarice’s resolve. How strong she is, and how she keeps going; she doesn’t let things get her down or stop her, and that really stuck with me. It has for a while now, and I dare say she’s even inspired me quite a bit. She’s such a good, strong character, and well before the “hype”, for lack of better wording, of strong female characters – that so many authors do wrong, in the era for them all. I don’t think there’s ever been a book I have enjoyed more than this. I was totally enamoured, I could not put it down, and the ending of this was absolutely wonderful. The ending really closed this all up and left no questions unanswered. It was a little calmer than the rest of the story, and that I do appreciate; the pacing changed just enough for it to be calming, soft, and relaxing, almost. I would definitely read this book again, and nothing about this make me think it deserves less than five stars. Review: It rubs the lotion on its skin. It does this whenever it is told. - This line will be forever etched in my memory! So creepy. And yet so memorable. The Silence of the Lambs is one of my favorite movies, by the way. It is a movie that I find deeply fascinating (I promise I'm not a serial killer). It never fails to give me chills. It's scary because it's realistic. Some the events of the film actually happened in real life. The novel is no less brilliant than the movie. Thomas Harris spent years researching the psychological profiles of serial killers. The book was inspired by the real-life relationship between criminology professor and profiler Robert Keppel and serial killer Ted Bundy. The Buffalo Bill character was actually a composite of three real-life killers: Ed Gein, Ted Bundy and Gary Heidnick. If that's not scary, I don't know what is. The book has a very strong dark, gothic feel to it. I could imagine myself as Clarice, walking down that cell corridor. You feel as though you're a character in the story. And that's not a place you want to be. Thomas Harris is a brilliant author. The Silence of the Lambs is one of the most gripping thrillers ever written. Same goes for its predecessor, Red Dragon. (The movie wasn't as good as the book. Forgive me Ralph Fiennes, my love!) What more can I say? The movie is awesome. The book is awesome. The characters are awesome. The plot is awesome. Everything is awesome. Except murdering people. No. Just, no. That's not awesome. ## Features - ARROW ## Images ![Silence Of The Lambs: The chilling crime classic, the bestselling thriller series behind the award-winning film (Hannibal Lecter): 2 - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/814fRILnbnL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Long and not a spoiler free review! *by S***N on 9 October 2017* The Silence of the Lambs is a media that I have been surrounded by my entire life. I remember being only four years old when I curled up with my Mother and watched the movie version, and watched Anthony Hopkins bring Hannibal Lecter to life. I remember when the television show was first aired, how my Mom and I instantly went out and brought popcorn and some snacks to curl up with and watch it together. It’s always been a part of my life, a horror classic passed on from my mother to myself, and I’m not entirely sure why it’s taken me so long to get around to reading the series itself. I first read Red Dragon back in either 2015 or 2016. I remember absolutely loving it, being immersed in Harris’ writing, devouring page after page to the point where my Mother had to actually snatch the book off of me so I would eat, go to sleep, and at one point, she had to take it off of me so I would actually go to college. It was confiscated from when I first woke up, until I got home from school. The Silence of the Lambs is absolutely, no exception. I had my doubts, at first. I doubted that Harris could ever get better than the first instalment of the series, and was really hesitant to read The Silence of the Lambs. I didn’t want such a beautiful story that holds so much meaning to me to be ruined by a sequel that didn’t live up to it’s predecessor. Luckily for me, I finally found the courage to pick up my heavy hard back copy, with a beautiful imprint of Harris’ logo on the front, and cracked open the first page. Almost immediately, I was travelling in time, to the exact moment of the story, and I was just lost. I was enamoured immediately and I was in love. I devoured the first fifty percent of this book in just one night, before I finally passed out, still hunched over the book, waking up in the morning to find myself using it as a pillow. I blearily read another chapter, only to fall asleep again and set it on my night stand to read the next night after I climbed into bed and turned my lamp on. Unfortunately, after this, I ended up flooded with work for other things, and had to pull a lot of all nighters just to get through the work load. But finally, finally, I managed to finish it, and settle back down with this book. Reading a few chapters a day was enough to get through this, and I am so immensely glad I managed to finally finish the book. Harris has, somehow managed, to exceed my expectations. He managed to make an even more beautiful book after Red Dragon and bring so much more to Hannibal Lecter’s world. To say I am impressed would be a massive understatement. Once again, Harris has brought to life a whole new world, in even more detail than he did before. The characters are so real, Clarice feels like my friend. Like my university dorm mate who sits and studies all night, and nags at me to do my work. Like my older sister, the wise one in the situations who carefully gives me advice. Crawford, the overprotective father of the bunch. Chilton, the annoying uncle that you never want to come over, but when he does, he throws a little cash your way to make you like him a little bit more. The whole cast… they feel like a family. The way Harris writes them has given them so much character, you just feel like you know them. They are people you could walk down the street and bump into. They are a strong cast, with plenty of strong female characters, and there’s just something about them all that’s so magical. The writing itself, is absolutely spectacular. Room into room, Jame Gumb's basement rambles like the maze that thwarts us in dreams. Harris has such an amazing way with writing, I was left speechless, especially by this line alone. He broke the fourth wall, connected to the readers, told them something about real life that we’ve all experienced, but still connected it to the story and flowed it through, without breaking the illusion of the story. That takes some serious writing skills. It’s not an easy talent to gain, and definitely not one that’s easy to keep up without practice. Harris worked, and he worked damn hard to keep his writing skills going, and to make this as beautiful as it was, in such a strange, almost gothic way. He was most definitely ahead of the game of other horror writers of the eighties. It’s hard to tell which character I love the most out of this book, and it’s a definite toss up between Clarice and Hannibal. Clarice, a strong independent woman who does not take the shit of men who look down on her. She mostly has control over her emotions, but not to a degree that is unrealistic. She’s shown to have trouble with certain aspects of her journey: [It’s shown when the Senator calls her a thief, and how it prickles under her skin late at night. (hide spoiler)] Then again, I really love Hannibal, and I’m not sure if that’s because of how much he has been in my life as a character, or if it’s the way Harris writes him, but believe me, I cheered and sobbed my way through his scenes. [I cried for half an hour when he reaches the hospital hotel (hide spoiler)] and honestly, my mother was so concerned when she found out I was sobbing my heart out over Hannibal Lecter. Oopsies? There was just so much from this book that really strung on my heart strings, and yet [when Bella died, I didn’t even bat an eye? (hide spoiler)] Maybe that’s just because that’s been such a part of the media surrounding Hannibal Lecter that I was expecting it, and it just wasn’t a shock at all when it happened, whereas if I had read it before, it probably would have made me sob. That’s my only problem, that doesn’t actually lie within the book – it’s due to me knowing too much about the world and the lore to not be affected fully when things happened, and it’s a downer, but again, that is my own fault. The main thing that struck me about this book, was Clarice’s resolve. How strong she is, and how she keeps going; she doesn’t let things get her down or stop her, and that really stuck with me. It has for a while now, and I dare say she’s even inspired me quite a bit. She’s such a good, strong character, and well before the “hype”, for lack of better wording, of strong female characters – that so many authors do wrong, in the era for them all. I don’t think there’s ever been a book I have enjoyed more than this. I was totally enamoured, I could not put it down, and the ending of this was absolutely wonderful. The ending really closed this all up and left no questions unanswered. It was a little calmer than the rest of the story, and that I do appreciate; the pacing changed just enough for it to be calming, soft, and relaxing, almost. I would definitely read this book again, and nothing about this make me think it deserves less than five stars. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ It rubs the lotion on its skin. It does this whenever it is told. *by S***H on 7 June 2019* This line will be forever etched in my memory! So creepy. And yet so memorable. The Silence of the Lambs is one of my favorite movies, by the way. It is a movie that I find deeply fascinating (I promise I'm not a serial killer). It never fails to give me chills. It's scary because it's realistic. Some the events of the film actually happened in real life. The novel is no less brilliant than the movie. Thomas Harris spent years researching the psychological profiles of serial killers. The book was inspired by the real-life relationship between criminology professor and profiler Robert Keppel and serial killer Ted Bundy. The Buffalo Bill character was actually a composite of three real-life killers: Ed Gein, Ted Bundy and Gary Heidnick. If that's not scary, I don't know what is. The book has a very strong dark, gothic feel to it. I could imagine myself as Clarice, walking down that cell corridor. You feel as though you're a character in the story. And that's not a place you want to be. Thomas Harris is a brilliant author. The Silence of the Lambs is one of the most gripping thrillers ever written. Same goes for its predecessor, Red Dragon. (The movie wasn't as good as the book. Forgive me Ralph Fiennes, my love!) What more can I say? The movie is awesome. The book is awesome. The characters are awesome. The plot is awesome. Everything is awesome. Except murdering people. No. Just, no. That's not awesome. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Thrilling and Intelligent *by C***C on 16 March 2016* This is one of those stories which you don't ever forget. The minute you invest in the story line and characters, you find yourself drawn into this scary and intelligent world. It lives up to the hype, and went above and beyond my expectations. I haven't seen the film because I am worried it will destroy my memories of the book, but I have heard that the film is an excellent representation. I enjoyed this so much that I immediately purchased the entire 'series'. It is dark and scary, yet we still find ourselves trying to understand Lecter and his 'ways'. A truly great writer. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.us/products/49664350-silence-of-the-lambs-the-chilling-crime-classic-the-bestselling](https://www.desertcart.us/products/49664350-silence-of-the-lambs-the-chilling-crime-classic-the-bestselling) --- *Product available on Desertcart United States of America* *Store origin: US* *Last updated: 2026-07-12*