Cari Mora

Cari Mora

from the creator of Hannibal Lecter

Summary

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A story of evil, greed and the consequences of dark obsession.

Twenty-five million dollars in cartel gold lies hidden beneath a mansion on the Miami Beach waterfront. Ruthless men have tracked it for years.

Cari Mora, caretaker of the house, has escaped the violence of her native country.

Beautiful and marked by war, she catches the eye of Hans-Peter Schneider, the insatiably violent leader of the group of men looking for the gold.

But Cari has surprising skills, and her will to survive has been tested before…
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‘Tantalising and engaging’
The Times

‘Expertly delivered and fast-paced.’
Evening Standard

‘A supreme thriller.'
Daily Mail

‘Memorably horrific.’
Financial Times

‘Like running a slow hand down cold silk.’
Stephen King

Reviews

  • As good as ever. Reading his prose is like running a slow hand down cold silk.
    Stephen King

About the author

Thomas Harris

Thomas Harris is the author of five novels and is perhaps best known for his character Hannibal Lecter. All of his books have been made into films, including most notably the multiple Oscar winner, The Silence of the Lambs. Harris began his writing career covering crime in the United States and Mexico, and was a reporter and editor at the Associated Press in New York.
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