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The sequel to Thomas Harris' hugely successful "Silence of the Lambs" is set
seven years after the escape of the serial killer, Dr Hannibal "The
Cannibal" Lecter, from police custody. The doctor is still at large,
enjoying a life of leisure away from the eyes of the law, until chance
circumstances force him to surface again. As the object of his special
interest, FBI agent Clarice Starling is assigned to track him down and put
him back behind bars. However, there are others who want the doctor, and
will stop at nothing to catch him for their own more sinister purposes. So
begins a complicated game of cat and mouse across the world, in which
Starling is used as bait by both sides.