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Thomas Harris


Born
in Jackson, Tennessee, The United States
April 11, 1940

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Genre
Mystery & Thrillers


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There is more than one author in the Goodreads database with this name.

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 printed in 1975, followed by Red Dragon in 1981, The Silence of the Lambs in 1988, Hannibal in 1999, and Hannibal Rising in 2006.

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Average rating: 4.1 · 1,124,442 ratings · 29,583 reviews · 33 distinct works • Similar authors
The Silence of the Lambs (...
4.25 avg rating — 574,611 ratings — published 1988 — 396 editions
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Red Dragon (Hannibal Lecter...
4.07 avg rating — 357,829 ratings — published 1981 — 76 editions
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Hannibal (Hannibal Lecter, #3)
3.82 avg rating — 113,416 ratings — published 1999 — 89 editions
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Hannibal Rising (Hannibal L...
3.56 avg rating — 51,667 ratings — published 2006 — 173 editions
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Black Sunday
3.61 avg rating — 9,328 ratings — published 1975 — 130 editions
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Cari Mora
2.83 avg rating — 11,880 ratings — published 2019 — 4 editions
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Red Dragon and The Silence ...
4.48 avg rating — 6,168 ratings — published 1991 — 20 editions
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The Hannibal Lecter Trilogy
4.45 avg rating — 1,036 ratings — published 2001 — 14 editions
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Halloween Box
3.98 avg rating — 51 ratings — published 2005
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Series by Thomas Harris

Red Dragon The Silence of the Lambs Hannibal Hannibal Rising
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“When the Fox hears the Rabbit scream he comes a-runnin', but not to help.”
― Thomas Harris, The Silence of the Lambs
tags: hannibal, murder
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“Nothing made me happen. I happened.”
― Thomas Harris, The Silence of the Lambs
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“I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice chianti”
― Thomas Harris, The Silence of the Lambs
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