Mason Verger was a great addition to the novel and we do find out why he was the only victim of Lector that survived. There was a lot more at stake her for Starling and Lecter and Harris builded the plot up well. This novel was hard to put down once I started reading it. It is great to see a villain like Lecter overcoming hardships as he does and it showcases why Lecter is feared. In the previous novels, we mostly saw Lector detained but in this novel we see him mimicking Jason Bourne and having a lot of things set in place. Lastly, I want to say it was great to see Lecter in the outside world and how he uses his resources. Harris does not filter the uphill battle for Starling but we do see how she has come to be revered by other females in the agency. And Starting is on the receiving end of it. Like his other novels, we see a lot of corruption and misogyny.
How much can one person put up with before they break? That question may finally be answered for Starling. Starling is left alone facing scrutiny for doing her job.
We follow her fall from grace and her only friend has become old and lost in the past. While this is called Hannibal and we get a lot of his story and background, the novel is heavily focused on Starling. So read at your own risk because it is not for the faint of heart. And that is saying something because the other novels did not hold back. Out of all the novels in the series, this is the most gruesome one so far. But catching one of the most dangerous man on the planet comes with risk a lot of blood. And he and Mason decide to use her connection to Lecter as bait and make him come out of hiding. He has a personal Vendetta against Starling and has stalled her career. He is a high ranking FBI agent who is working for Verger.
In the U.S., Starling is facing scrutiny within the FBI via Paul Krendler. Verger pays a hitman to kidnap Lecter and has trained wild boars to eat Lecter. The bounty placed on Lecter pays off as he is found in Italy. Mason survived but his face was disfigured and now Verger wants to settle the score. One day Verger invited Hannibal to his home and Hannibal fed Mason to his dogs. Before Hannibal Lector was caught, Mason was one of his clients. Mason Verger, a rich, disturbed pig breeder, wants to get revenge on Lecter.
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