This is an automatically translated description

The book won the Bram Stoker Award for Best Novel

In search of a serial killer who skins his victims, the FBI turns to a notorious criminal, Hannibal Lecter, who is in a mental institution. He agrees to take part in the search for the killer, but on one condition - he wants to play. Two maniacs, two confessions. However, in order to find out the real story of the murders and save the last victim, some people need to tell some rather spicy details of their own lives. Let the killer confess his crimes....

The novel is based on a film starring Jodie Foster and Anthony Hopkins. The film won 5 Academy Awards in the most prestigious nominations.