Shutter Island (novel)

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Shutter Island (novel) is a psychological thriller by Dennis Lehane that follows U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels as he investigates a mysterious disappearance at a remote mental institution, uncovering disturbing secrets and questioning his own sanity.

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instanceOf novel
psychological thriller novel
adaptedInto Shutter Island (2010 film)
linked to: Shutter Island
author Dennis Lehane
containsElement World War II trauma backstory
institutional conspiracy
unreliable perceptions
countryOfOrigin United States
coverArtist Chip Kidd
featuresLocation Ashecliffe Hospital for the Criminally Insane
filmAdaptationDirector Martin Scorsese
filmAdaptationReleaseYear 2010
filmAdaptationStar Leonardo DiCaprio
firstEditionPublisher William Morrow
followedBy Coronado: Stories
genre mystery fiction
psychological thriller
hasMotiveElement investigation of a missing patient
hasTheme grief
identity
mental illness
paranoia
reality versus illusion
isbn 978-0-688-16316-7
literaryMovement contemporary American fiction
mainCharacter Chuck Aule
Dr. John Cawley
Rachel Solando
Teddy Daniels
mediaType hardcover
paperback
print
narrativePerspective third-person
notableFor twist ending
originalLanguage English
pageCount 325
placeOfPublication New York City
plotSummary U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels investigates the disappearance of a patient from Ashecliffe Hospital on Shutter Island and begins to question his own sanity.
precededBy Mystic River
protagonist Teddy Daniels
publicationDate 2003
publisher William Morrow
setIn Massachusetts
Shutter Island
setInTime 1954
targetAudience adult readers

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Teddy Daniels settingOfInvestigation Shutter Island
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Jessie Reyez notableWork Shutter Island
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Jackie Earle Haley notableWork Shutter Island
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Dennis Lehane notableWork Shutter Island
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Dr. John Cawley workLocation Shutter Island
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Ashecliffe Hospital for the Criminally Insane locatedOn Shutter Island
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Shutter Island (novel) plotSummary U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels investigates the disappearance of a patient from Ashecliffe Hospital on Shutter Island and begins to question his own sanity.
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