Lehane, Dennis
Shutter Island
- ISBN 13:
- 9780553824483
- author:
- Lehane, Dennis
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Bantam
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2010
- Pages:
- 416
- Dimensions:
- 19.6 x 12.6 x 2.6 cm
- Genre:
- Crime & mystery
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 5 working days
Description
Summer, 1954, brings a sense of unease to the island of Shutter. U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels has arrived at Ashecliffe Hospital, home to the Criminally Insane, to investigate the disappearance of a patient. Alongside his partner, Chuck Aule, he must navigate the treacherous landscape of the island as a hurricane bears down on them. But as they delve deeper into the mystery, the lines between reality and deception begin to blur. Ashecliffe Hospital's radical approach to psychiatry raises questions about the treatment of its patients and the true nature of the hospital. Teddy's own presence on the island is shrouded in mystery, and it becomes clear that he is not simply there to investigate a missing patient. The closer he gets to the truth, the more elusive it becomes, and the more he begins to suspect that he may never leave the island. A complex web of clues and cryptic messages threatens to drive Teddy and Chuck to the brink of madness. As the investigation unfolds, the true extent of Ashecliffe's secrets and the sinister forces at work on the island are slowly revealed.