Black Sunday – Thomas Harris

The first novel by Thomas Harris. First edition. Dust jacket unclipped, creased at rear flap, negligible wear, else very nearly fine. Red cloth covered boards with gilt lettering at spine. An attractive copy in lovely condition. Near Fine/Near Fine.

Thomas Harris (September 22, 1940 – ), born in Tennessee and grew up in Mississippi, went on to attend Baylor University in Texas. During college, he worked as a reporter following the police beat for the Waco Tribune Herald and later, when he moved to New York City, was a reporter for the Associated Press. He began work on his debut novel, Black Sunday, in 1974. His character Hannibal Lecter appears in a series of his novels, including Red Dragon, The Silence of the Lambs, Hannibal, and Hannibal Rising. The film production of Silence of the Lambs won all five major categories at the Oscars in 1992.