hesilenceofhembs

克拉丽丝是联邦调查局的见习特工，他所在的

城市出现了一个专剥女性皮的变态杀人犯“野牛”

比尔。克拉丽丝的任务是去一所戒备森严的监狱访

问精神病专家汉尼拔博士，同他交谈以获取罪犯的

心理行为资料来帮助破案。汉尼拔被关在地牢里，

他是一位智商极高、思维敏捷但有些精神变态的中

年男子，并且是个食人狂。博士对她进行心理分析，

克拉丽丝说出童年的最痛苦的回忆是常常听到羔羊

的惨叫……经过一番心理分析，汉尼拔了解了克拉

丽丝为什么总会听到羔羊的惨叫。克拉丽丝把对象

锁定在一个叫詹米·冈的人身上。克拉丽丝找到并

击中了比尔，然而更危险的人物却又出现了。

[美]托马斯·哈里斯（homasharris）

behavioralscience，hefbisecionhadealswihserial

murder，isonheboomfloorofheacademybuildinga

quanico，halfburiedinheearhcricesarlingreachedi

flushedaferafaswalkfromhogan’salleyonhefiringrange

shehadgrassinherhairandgrasssainsonherfbiacademy

windbreakerfromdivingohegroundunderfireinanarres

problemonherange

noonewasinheoueroffice，soshefluffedbrieflybyher

reflecioninhegssdoorssheknewshecouldlookallrigh

wihouprimpingherhandssmelledofgunsmoke，buherewas

noimeowash—secionchiefcrawford’ssummonshadsaid

now

shefoundjackcrawfordaloneinheclueredsuieof

officeshewassandingasomeoneelse’sdeskalkingonhe

elephoneandshehadachanceolookhimoverforhefirsime

inayearwhashesawdisurbedher

normally，crawfordlookedlikeafi，middleagedengineer

whomighhavepaidhiswayhroughcollegepyingbaseball—

acrafycacher，oughwhenheblockedhepenowhewas

hin，hisshircolrwasoobig，andhehaddarkpuffsunder

hisreddenedeyeseveryonewhocouldreadhepapersknew

behavioralsciencesecionwascachinghellsarlinghoped

crawfordwasn’onhejuicehaseemedmosunlikelyhere

crawfordendedhiselephoneconversaionwihasharp

“no”heookherfilefromunderhisarmandopenedi

“sarling，cricem，goodmorning，”hesaid

“hello”hersmilewasonlypolie

“nohing’swrongihopehecalldidn’spookyou”

“no”nooallyrue，sarlinghough

“yourinsrucorsellmeyou’redoingwell，opquarerof

hecss”

“ihopeso，heyhaven’posedanyhing”

“iaskhemfromimeoime”

hasurprisedsarling；shehadwriencrawfordoffasa

wofacedrecruiingsergeansonofabich

shehadmespecialagencrawfordwhenhewasagues

lecureraheuniversiyofvirginiahequaliyofhiscriminology

seminarswasafacorinhercomingohebureaushewroe

himanoewhenshequalifiedforheacademy，buhenever

replied，andforhehreemonhsshehadbeenaraineea

quanico，hehadignoredher

sarlingcamefrompeoplewhodonoaskforfavors

orpressforfriendship，bushewaspuzzledandregrefula

crawford’sbehaviornow，inhispresence，shelikedhim

again，shewassorryonoe

clearlysomehingwaswrongwihhimherewasapeculiar

clevernessincrawford，asidefromhisinelligence，and

sarlinghadfirsnoicediinhiscolorsenseandheexuresof

hisclohing，evenwihinhefbiclonesandardsofagendress

nowhewasneabudrab，ashoughheweremoling

“ajobcameupandihoughabouyou，”hesaid“i’sno

reallyajob，i’smoreofanineresingerrandpushberry’ssuff

offhachairandsidownyoupudownherehayouwano

comedireclyobehavioralsciencewhenyougehroughwih

heacademy”

“ido”

“youhavealoofforensics，bunowenforcemen

backgroundwelookforsixyears，minimum”

“myfaherwasamarsha，iknowhelife”

crawfordsmiledalile“whayoudohaveisadouble

majorinpsychologyandcriminology，andhowmanysummers

workinginamenalhealhcener—wo?”

“wo”

“yourcounselor’slicense，isicurren?”

“i’sgoodforwomoreyearsigoibeforeyouhadhe

seminarauva—beforeidecidedodohis”

“yougosuckinhehiringfreeze”

sarlingnodded“iwasluckyhough—ifoundouinime

oqualifyasaforensicfellowhenicouldworkinhebunil

heacademyhadanopening”