The Silence of the Lambs - 419 pages (2 books)

The Silence of the Lambs is a horror fiction written by Thomas Harris.

Clarice Starling is in training at the FBI Academy. She is a star student in the Behavioral Sciences Division when the Department Chief, Jack Crawford, calls her into his office and gives her a job. She is to interview one Dr Hannibal "The Cannibal" Lecter in order to help get into the mind of a serial killer. There is an open case with a serial killer who has been nicknamed "Buffalo Bill", and Dr. Lecter may be the only chance to solve the case without there being many more murders. Starling is only a trainee, and this may be why Lecter is actually willing to speak to Starling about Buffalo Bill, though he is always holding something back.

[Lecter is a villain of extreme intellect and this comes through in his dialogue. He is a gifted psychologist who killed nine people and ate their body part.]

Meanwhile, Buffalo Bill has captured the daughter of a senator and the clock is ticking as Starling races to piece together the identity and whereabouts of Buffalo Bill using her brains and Hannibal’s insights. Will she be able to save Catherine Martin in time? And what will happen to Hannibal if he gets the opportunity to escape…?

Overall, this is an excellent thriller which is well written. Haunting and terrifying. Exactly the stuff that you can get in your worst nightmares. Fantastic. 8/10 (it scared me so much that I couldn't sleep that night so I can't give it 10/10 :D)