Shutter Island

Name: Shutter Island
Brand: Harper Audio
Availability: InStock
Rating: 3.82 (52 reviews)
Author: Dennis Lehane
ISBN: 9780061805080

Author: Dennis Lehane

Narrator: Tom Stechschulte

Unabridged: 9 hr 36 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperAudio

Published: 12/09/2008

Categories: Fiction, Mystery & Detective, Historical Fiction, Suspense & Thriller, Psychological, Literary Fiction

Synopsis

The basis for the blockbuster motion picture directed by Martin Scorsese and starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Shutter Island by New York Times bestselling author Dennis Lehane is a gripping and atmospheric psychological thriller where nothing is quite what it seems. The New York Times calls Shutter Island, “Startlingly original.” The Washington Post raves, “Brilliantly conceived and executed.” A masterwork of suspense and surprise from the author of Mystic River and Gone, Baby, Gone, Shutter Island carries the reader into a nightmare world of madness, mind control, and CIA Cold War paranoia and is unlike anything you’ve ever read before.

About Dennis Lehane

Dennis Lehane is the author of thirteen novels—including the New York Times bestsellers Live by Night; Moonlight Mile; Gone, Baby, Gone; Mystic River; Shutter Island; and The Given Day—as well as Coronado, a collection of short stories and a play. He grew up in Boston, MA and now lives in California with his family.

Reviews

AudiobooksNow review by Marion on 2007-12-24 21:19:14

This book really scared me - the description of insanity is so very real - never read anything quite like it - seems the author somehow got into the head of a crazy person very deeply. Wonderful read!

AudiobooksNow review by Connie on 2013-05-02 12:40:57

One of my favorite books and movies!

AudiobooksNow review by Trisha on 2015-04-29 19:34:21

that ending... wow

Goodreads review by Annemarie on May 05, 2020

It's been two months since I've read this book, but I still can't stop thinking about it. In my opinion, it was absolutely perfect. I didn't feel bored for even a single second. The story was fast paced, but not too fast - it had just the right pace. I fell in love with the characters pretty much rig......more

Goodreads review by Anne on April 24, 2025

Two US Marshals walk into a looney bin... I've never seen the movie, but I knewish the plot. Even so, I thought this was very cool. Kind of slow when it starts out but the pace picks up midway through and the ending is...oh, yeah. If you somehow don't know, Shutter Island is about a man who is inwar......more

Goodreads review by zuza_zaksiazkowane on December 07, 2021

Gdybym najpierw nie widziała filmu, dałabym pewnie pięć gwiazdek......more

Goodreads review by Will on April 21, 2024

I have read Mystic River, and this is no Mystic River. It is an interesting novel with a fun twist that I found unbelievable. Many think more of it than I did. I have not seen the film, so can offer no opinion on whether it is better or worse, faithful to the book or not. IMHO, it is LeHane light. f......more

Goodreads review by Bill on February 05, 2008

The night I finished this, my mind was left reeling from it for a couple of hours and the next day I was unable to get it out of my head. Shutter Island is a departure from the Kenzie/Gennaro series and it's one of those novels that will certainly leave you pondering the whole story once you're finis......more