Shutter Island

by Dennis Lehane

First published 1520

U.S. Marshals Teddy Daniels and Chuck Aule arrive on the remote Shutter Island to search for an escaped mental patient. But the eerie Ashcliffe Hospital, with its cruel treatments and secretive staff, soon has the lawmen questioning their own sanity. As Teddy and Chuck dig deeper into the asylum's dark history, they uncover a nightmarish conspiracy that shatters their grasp on reality.

Genres: suspense, mystery, thriller, psychological-thriller

Vibes: dark, suspenseful, thought-provoking

Tropes: mystery, unreliable-narrator

Setting: Massachusetts, Shutter Island, Ashcliffe Hospital

369 pages · Mass Market Paperback · HarperTorch

Content warnings: mental-illness

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