Seven years after Dr. Hannibal Lecter, a serial killer from "The Silence of the Lambs", escaped from custody, seven years since FBI Special Agent Clarice Starling interviewed him in a maximum security hospital for the criminally insane. The doctor is still at large, but Sterling has never forgotten her encounters with Dr Lecter, and the metallic rasp of his seldom-used voice still sounds in her dreams.… 

          For readers who ask the question if "Hannibal" is as good as "The Silence of the Lambs" and "Red Dragon" – the answer is – NO. It’s not as good. This one is better. – Stephen King 

          In the award-winning movie based on the book you can see Anthony Hopkins as Dr Lecter and FBI Special Agent Clarice Starling is portrayed by Jodie Foster, who also won an Oscar for her performance.