Shutter Island

Shutter Island is the kind of scary that creeps up, slowly, taking its time, compounding the menace. Marshall Teddy Daniels and his new partner Chuck Aule come to Ashecliffe Hospital for the Criminally Insane in 1954 to find an escaped murderess, Rachel Solando.There are varying levels of patients at the hospital, the worst of them in Ward C. While conducting their search, unaided by top hospital personnel, Teddy mentions the loss of his wife, who died in a fire two years earlier. The arsonist responsible for that fire is currently held somewhere in the facilities, possibly in Ward C. Chuck expresses his concern that Teddy hasn't told him everything about this visit, his possible desire to seek out and confront the arsonist, Andrew Laeddis. Add to the mix a hurricane bearing down upon the island and no outside communications and the stage is set. Then a patient slips Teddy a note that says, "run"...All this is merely window dressing, the bare bones plot. The truth of this terrifying novel is purely psychological and devastating. For this reader, visions of Jacob's Ladder and Carrion Comfort loom, novels equally as frightening in this particular, and exclusive, genre.Lehane is the master and the characters are his puppets, beautifully manipulated through the halls of an institution where mental patients run amok, friends become foes and nothing is what it seems. In a heady mix of possibilities, hallucinogens, Nazi surgical experiments, torture, death and the ready tricks of a damaged mind, Lehane navigates through a mélange of terror that uncovers the most basic of human fears. Teddy Daniels comes face to face with his own demons, realizing too late that he ignored the warnings all along the way. Quickly infected with Teddy's paranoia, the reader is helpless as the intrepid Marshall forges ahead, unstoppable.This is not a story for the faint of heart, but Shutter Island is unquestionably a must read. Just don't make the mistake of thinking you've figured it out...Luan Gaines/2003.

Definitely a page turner! Loved the plot and story! Sad and suspenseful and makes you wonder about the mind and sanity.

I'm un sure about last page ending. Not sure what happened. Im looking forward to a Good book club discussion

Shutter Island had a strong, twisty ending that definitely made me stop and think—but it took a long time to get there. The first 200 pages dragged for me. There was very little action, and I felt like the pacing was too slow to really keep me hooked. The atmosphere and concept were intriguing, but the buildup didn’t match the payoff until the final chapters. The ending was worth it, but I wish the journey there had been more engaging. It took me way too long to finish this book - I wanted to DNF if - but I couldn’t because it was a book club read

I’ve seen the movie and wanted to read the book because you know the books are always better and this one DID NOT disappoint! Loved it so much!