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Violence
Very heavy
Graphic depictions of serial killings of entire families including children
Language
Some
Strong language in tense sequences
Sexual Content
Barely any
Brief sexual references
Substance Use
None
No substance use
Emotional Intensity
Very heavy
Deeply disturbing psychological portraits of two different kinds of predatory minds; genuinely unsettling
What this book is about
FBI profiler Will Graham, who caught Hannibal Lecter at nearly lethal personal cost, is dragged out of retirement to catch the Tooth Fairy—a serial killer who slaughters entire families around the full moon. To understand the killer, Graham must visit Lecter in his cell and risk re-opening the psychological wounds that nearly destroyed him. Harris's first Lecter novel invented the modern serial killer thriller with its brilliantly disturbing portrait of predatory psychology.
Notes for sensitive readers
Reader-flagged moments and themes that may affect your experience.
Graphic serial murder scenes
Child victims
Extremely disturbing villain psychology
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