- Hardcover: 336 pages
- Publisher: Bantam Press; First Printing edition (1 May 2003)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0593047974
- ISBN-13: 978-0593047972
- Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 15.2 x 3.4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (124 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 394,558 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Shutter Island is something of a departure for Dennis Lehane. It is not like the private eye novels with which he made his name and it is not especially like Mystic River, his distinguished crime novel about murder, loyalty and revenge. Instead, he gives us a classic of psychological suspense--US Marshal Teddy is summoned to a remote hospital for the criminally insane to look for a missing patient and finds his own future and sanity on the line. It is the 1950s and experiments with drugs, conditioning and brain surgery are all the rage both in the psychiatric profession and in the shadow world of government agencies.
Teddy rapidly becomes aware that no-one he is talking to is remotely telling him the truth and that he cannot be wholly sure even of his charming new partner. As the island hospital is isolated by a hurricane, we find ourselves unable to trust a single thing that the narrative tells us--Lehane displays a gift for sleight of hand which is showily disorienting. At the same time, this is not just a box of tricks. We find ourselves caring deeply for Teddy and his partner Chuck, whatever is going on and whoever they really are.--Roz Kaveney
Publishers Weekly
'Lehane's new novel carries one of the most aesthetically right resolutions ever written...A tour de force'
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37 of 38 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
You Think You've Figured It Out and..then..,
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This review is from: Shutter Island (Hardcover)
You Think You've Figured It Out and....then Dennis Lehane is a master of writing and surprise. He is one of the best writers of today- his possession of language and description surpass none. His new novel "Shutter Island" is one of the best. Teddy Daniels and Chuck Aule, U.S.Marshalls, are asked to go to Ashecliffe Hospital for the Mentally Insane to find an escaped patient/killer, Rachel Solando. Ashecliff is on an isolated island off the coast of Boston. From day one none of the staff are very helpful- always below the surface is a subtle message- we don't care, we are going through the motions from those who inhabit this strange island. The worst hurricane of the season occurs, and Teddy and Chuck going nowhere with this investigation, fear for their lives. Will they get off the island, will they find the killer, what is going on in the tower, and why does Teddy have such a hard time forgetting his dead wife? Will any of these questions be answered? Unless you have a tortured, twisted mind- the ending will clear the air. prisrob
13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
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This review is from: Shutter Island (Paperback)
What a book. After Mystic River, my first Dennis Lehane,I thought that he could do no better. I was wrong. This is a cracker . A mystery that keeps the reader on his/her toes throughout. Take an institution for the criminally insane on an island off Boston during a storm circa 1954 then throw in a missing "patient",two young U.S. marshals who have baggage and have never met before, a variety of unusual guards and medics. The result in the hands of a real story teller like Mr. Lehane is a book that you can't put down.
As with all good writers you soon become involved with his characters and really care what becomes of them. It would be unfair to be too specific about the twists and turns as the story unfolds as this could ruin it for potential readers. Suffice to say that just as you think that you have worked it out you soon learn that you have not and have to rethink again and again right up to the final revelation. I would go so far as to say that this is the best work of its kind that I have ever read. I wish that I was starting it anew.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
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Brilliant!,
By Jules "policechick" (Hertforshire, England) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Shutter Island (Paperback)
This is my first Dennis Lehane book (another Amazon reader recommended it) and I wasn't disappointed.
The setting is eerie and disturbing, set in the early 1950's when the second world war and it's devastating impact was still keenly felt by individuals and countries. The cast of characters is one of flawed human beings with secrets to hide. The story as it unfolds over just four days is brilliant - an absolute page turner from beginning to end and I couldn't put it down. The ending is clever and unexpected and I'm looking forward to my next Dennis Lehane book.
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