A staple of the genre. I love Will Graham passionately, reverently, forever. The largest short-coming of this book is the knowledge that Will and Hannibal's relationship will be replaced by Clarice for the rest of the series. Much like The Silence of the Lambs, for a book supposedly about Hannibal Lecter there is a surprising lack of both him and the titular cannibalism. I think therefore my biggest gripe is a lack of gore and not enough Hannibal.

Would read again with or without a nice Chianti.