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The Silence of the Lambs

By: Thomas Harris
Narrated by: Thomas Harris
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About this listen

 There's a killer on the loose who knows that beauty is only skin deep, and a trainee investigator who's trying to save her own hide. The only man that can help is locked in an asylum. But he's willing to put a brave face on, if it will help him escape.©1989 Thomas Harris (P)2002 Random House Audiobooks Crime Fiction Ghosts Horror Mystery Scary Haunted Fiction Crime Suspense

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Critic reviews

"The best book I've read in a very long time....Subtle, horrific and splendid." (Roald Dahl)
"A snapshot from hell." ( Rolling Stone)
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best narration ever. been listen to this version since the 90's. Shrimp eyes love it to.

finger licking good

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I was three hours in before I realised the story was moving much quicker than expected- it wasn’t obvious that this was an abridged version! I loved hearing Harris’s narration and the voices he gave to his characters, as well as his specific intonation on his excellent descriptions… but then it was over so quickly because there were 9 chapters missing! I didn’t realise it was worth a whole credit- Audible should make it much more obvious that this isn’t the whole original version because I feel quite cheated now.

Disappointed… but only in Audible

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I have loved reading this since I was 15, but hearing it being read and by the author almost makes you see the story in a whole new way. Love it

Favourite

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This is an abridged version of the story so while good it misses some of the character development and scene setting delivered in the book

Note this is not the full book

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Harris is sublime and conveys his desired styles for the voices of the characters, revealing so much about their identities.

best audio book ever! Harris is sublime

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Silence of the Lambs, This will grip you from the moment you press play.

Listen from start to end

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Loved it. Nice voice and clear speach. Love the story and the plot. Looking forward to hear the next book.

Loved it

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Don't waste your money or credit buying this version. More than half of the full storyline is missing and you only get the highlights. Save your money and buy the actual book or DVD.

What a ripoff. Full price for less than half a boo

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there are only 4 chapters and most of the book is missing you only get the beginning and the end but the middle is missing

its broken

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Missed the small text that said abridged book. Felt very let down since this version missed all the character building completely.

Make sure you realize this is the abridged version of

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