Thomas Harris began his writing career covering crime in the United States and Mexico, and was a reporter and editor for the Associated Press in New York City. His first novel,
Black Sunday
, was published in 1975, followed by
Red Dragon
in 1981,
The Silence of the Lambs
in 1988, and
Hannibal
in 1999.
HANNIBAL RISING
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