It’s the 1950’s and Teddy Daniels, a US Marshal and war veteran, has been sent to Shutter Island along with his partner Chuck Aule to find escaped patient Rachel Solando. Shutter Island is the home of Ashecliffe hospital, a mental institution for the criminally insane. Teddy has his own ghosts though, having lived through the war and the loss of his wife, who died in an apartment fire just a few short years ago.
But something is strange about Ashecliffe and as Teddy and Chuck delve deeper into the disappearance of Rachel, they realize that there are much more devious things going on on Shutter Island. With a hurricane bearing down on the island, things only get more confusing. It turns out that on Shutter Island all is not quite what it seems. How could have Rachel escaped a locked prison cell? When Rachel all of a sudden reappears you realize that the mystery of Shutter Island has only just begun. Has Teddy come to the the island with his own agenda? And will Teddy and Chuck make it off the island in one piece?
Like the wind from the hurricane that has hit the island, Shutter Island by Dennis Lehane will throw you around until you no longer know which way is up. Lehane’s writing grabs you by the throat and doesn’t let go until the very end. Shutter Island is one of those books you just can’t put down and I read it in a few short days, always trying to stay one step ahead of the author to figure out what was really going on. But just when you think you know what is going to happen, Lehane throws in another plot twist that literally blows your mind. I was blindsided a few times while reading the book and really enjoyed the twists and turns of the story. Shutter Island is a great psycological thriller.
Once finishing the book, I got a copy of the movie which is directed by Martin Scorsese. You can see the trailer below.
I was impressed by how closely the movie followed the story in the book and also thought that it was well cast. I would recommend reading the book then watching the movie, as I think they both were well worth my time.

















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