Red Dragon, written by Thomas Harris, is a novel in line with other Hannibal Lecter novels. As the cover boasts, it features Dr. Lecter, but the infamous psychopath actually has very little to do with the story. What the story is actually about is a different psychopath, one who calls himself the red dragon, and kills entire families, seemingly at random. Our protagonist, Will Graham, is a detective specializing in cases that involve murderous psychopaths. Although extremely talented, he dislikes involving himself in police work, but he does it anyway, because of his strong morals. Graham is on the case of the red dragon, but has very little to work with. With images of the dead families in his mind and troubles with his girlfriend, Graham can barely sleep, and is suffering deeply. Surely something important will happen soon, to get our hero out of this rut.
I started this book because I saw the movie, “the silence of the lambs,” and liked that quite a bit. I was expecting this book to be like the movie, since the same guy wrote both books. So far, the red dragon isn’t too frightening or intense, but I’m hoping it picks up a little. I think the intended audience of this book is adults and young adults that enjoy thrillers. This book hasn’t yet been thrilling, but it has all the grisly details, and the potential to be thrilling. I’m sure it will be.
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