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The Silence of the Lambs author Thomas Harris is back with a new novel following a 13-year hiatus – and Digital Spy has your exclusive first look.

Harris, best known for creating the character of Hannibal Lecter, has penned a new story "of evil, greed and the consequences of dark obsession" titled Cari Mora.

Click above to watch an eerie teaser for the novel. Here's your first look at the new book's cover art, too:

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The official synopsis for Cari Mora reads as follows:

"Twenty-five million dollars in cartel gold lies hidden beneath a mansion on the Miami Beach waterfront. Ruthless men have tracked it for years. Leading the pack is Hans-Peter Schneider. Driven by unspeakable appetites, he makes a living fleshing out the violent fantasies of other, richer men.

"Cari Mora, caretaker of the house, has escaped from the violence in her native country. She stays in Miami on a wobbly Temporary Protected Status, subject to the iron whim of ICE. She works at many jobs to survive.

"Beautiful, marked by war, Cari catches the eye of Hans-Peter as he closes in on the treasure. But Cari Mora has surprising skills, and her will to survive has been tested before."



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Jason Arthur, publisher of William Heinemann, Hutchinson and Windmill, said: "I’m thrilled to be publishing Cari Mora. There is no doubt in my mind that Thomas Harris remains one of the most notable writers of the last four decades, and the publication of his first novel in thirteen years – his first non-Hannibal novel in over forty – will be a significant publishing event.

A scene from the 1991 film version of The Silence of the Lambs Everett Collection ELLEMEN

"Hannibal Rising was the very first book I published when I joined William Heinemann back in 2006, and it was such a huge excitement for me as Red Dragon and The Silence of the Lambs ranked (and still rank) as two of my favourite thrillers of all time."

Cari Mora will be published by William Heinemann in hardback, ebook and audio on May 16, 2019 and in Arrow paperback in 2020.

Ebook editions of Harris' four Hannibal novels – Red Dragon, The Silence of the Lambs, Hannibal and Hannibal Rising – are also available now for the very first time.

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