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Shutter Island

by Dennis Lehane (2003)

About this book

U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels and his partner, Chuck Aule, come to Shutter Island's Ashcliffe Hospital in search of an escaped mental patient, but uncover true wickedness as Ashcliffe's mysterious patient treatments propel them to the brink of insanity.

Setting / LocationGlobal
Story EraContemporary
Protagonist / CoreNotable Characters

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