Which book is the first in the Hannibal Lector series? Is it Silence of the lamb

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Which book is the first in the Hannibal Lector series? Is it Silence of the lambs or Red Dragon?

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1 week ago
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the dates on the book suggest that red dragon came before silence of the lambs,though the movie silence... came before red dragon.
totally confused.

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: 1 week ago
Note:
the dates on the book suggest that red dragon came before silence of the lambs,though the movie silence... came before red dragon.
totally confused.