Red Dragon
About this book
THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERFeed your fears with the terrifying classic that introduced cannibalistic serial killer Hannibal Lecter.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. To understand him, Graham has only one place left to go: the mind of Dr. Lecter.
Reader Profile
4.1/5 · 383316 readers · 533 pages · ≈ 9 h 52 m · Moderate
What order should I read the Hannibal Lecter series?
Read Red Dragon first, then follow the publication order above — The Silence of the Lambs, then Red Dragon, then The Silence of the Lambs, then Hannibal, then Hannibal Rising.
How long does it take to read Red Dragon?
About ≈ 9 h 52 m — 533 pages, assuming roughly 250 words per page at 225 words per minute.
How many pages is Red Dragon?
533 pages in its most-read edition.
What genre is Red Dragon?
It sits on the Thriller shelves.
Has Red Dragon been made into a movie or TV show?
Yes — screen adaptations include Red Dragon (2002).
Who wrote Red Dragon?
Thomas Harris (1119–0).
Hannibal Lecter — reading order
- → Red Dragon you are here
- 1 The Silence of the Lambs
- 2 Red Dragon (1981)
- 3 The Silence of the Lambs (1988)
- 4 Hannibal (1999)
- 5 Hannibal Rising (2006)