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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