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#1 Red Dragon

by Thomas Harris

Feed your fears with the terrifying classic that introduced cannibalistic serial killer Hannibal Lecter.

Cover of Red Dragon
Hardcover
Pages 434 pages
Published 1981
Audiobook 12h 6m
Languages English, Bengali, Chinese +14

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Publisher's Summary

FBI agent Will Graham once risked his sanity to capture Hannibal Lecter, an ingenious killer like no other. Now, he’s following the bloodstained pattern of the Tooth Fairy, a madman who’s already wiped out two families. To find him, Graham has to understand him.…

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Weighted Score
3.97 out of 5.0
Bayesian Score Formula
(R × v + C × m) / (v + m)
R (Avg Rating): 3.98 ★
v (Ratings Count): 546
C (Catalog Average): 3.89 ★
m (Min Weight Threshold): 50
Calculates a weighted average score to prevent bias towards books with few ratings.
Hardcover Avg: 3.98
True Ratings 546
Written Reviews 32
Shelved (Popularity) 1,281
Users Read 721
Rating Distribution
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Featured Characters

Will Graham
William Graham
Hannibal Lecter
Francis Dolarhyde
Jacobi family
Leeds family

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