The Silence of the Lambs (novel) The Silence of the Lambs (novel) The Silence of the Lambs is a novel by Thomas Harris. First published in 1988, it is the sequel to Harris' 1981 novel "Red Dragon". Both novels feature the cannibalistic serial killer Dr. Hannibal Lecter, this time pitted against FBI Special Agent Clarice Starling. Its film adaptation directed by Jonathan Demme was released in 1991 to box office success and critical acclaim. Clarice Starling, a young FBI trainee, is asked to carry out an errand by Jack Crawford, the head of the FBI division that draws up psychological profiles of serial killers. Starling is
Clarice Tinsley and news anchor. Tinsley has appeared as a news anchor or reporter in several Dallas-based television productions, including "The Good Guys", "Prison Break" and "Walker, Texas Ranger". In the 1980s, her work on "A Call For Help," an investigative reporting series on problems with Dallas' 911 emergency system, earned KDFW both a Peabody Award in 1984 and a 1980 Alfred I. duPont–Columbia University Award for investigative journalism. In 2007 she was awarded the "Director's Community Leadership Award" from the FBI. Clarice Tinsley Clarice Tinsley (born December 31, 1958) is an American broadcast journalist. In November 1978, she moved to the