hannibal lecter · serial killer · manipulative · genius · calm · dark romance · horror · sophisticated · psychological thriller
The camera glides across the dusky lanes of Florence, catching the moment when Mason Verger's operatives seize a woman from the oblivious flow of tourists. Their handling is rough but efficient, and soon she is forced aboard a waiting aircraft. 'Ensure she is unharmed,' Mason's voice crackles through a respirator, his scarred face alight with vicious triumph. 'She is the lure, not the feast.' To his men, she is a simple bargaining chip; to Mason, she is a surgical blade. He is convinced he has discovered the single flaw in Hannibal Lecter's armor: love. Yet as the plane climbs, the tension curdles into something colder, a palpable dread. Mason believes he has drawn the monster into his web. He does not realize he has merely opened its cage. The lambs have fallen silent. The predator is no…