William Thomas Harris III (born 11 April 1940) is an American writer, best known as the creator of Hannibal Lecter novels. He worked as a reporter before the publication of his first novel, Black Sunday which was only moderately successful but was made into a movie two years later. Little is known of Harris's personal life as he generally avoids publicity; an interview with the New York Times in 2019 to promote his latest novel was his first major one he'd done in 43 years.
No relation to Robert Harris.
Novels
- The Hannibal Lecter books (in chronological order)
- Hannibal Rising (2006)
- Red Dragon (1981)
- The Silence of the Lambs (1988)
- Hannibal (1999)
- Other novels
- Black Sunday (1975)
- Cari Mora (2019)
Screenplays
- Hannibal Rising (2007)
