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 the Author :
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.
Tom Stechschulte (1948-2021) was an acclaimed narrator and winner of the prestigious Audie Award for Best Narration. He had been a college athlete and business major when a friend dared him to audition for a play. He got the part and traded the locker room for the dressing room, eventually taking him to New York City and to recording audiobooks.
Review :
"A lollapalooza of a corkscrew thriller."
-- "Kirkus Reviews (starred review)"
"A terrific suspense novel."
-- "Publishers Weekly"
"Another blistering page-turner...A master of the adroit psychological detail, Lehane makes the horrors of the mean streets pale in comparison to the workings of the human mind."
-- "Booklist"
"Audacious and chilling...Shutter Island is a superbly constructed novel that manages to be at once gripping, surprising, and discomforting...It evokes comparisons to Edgar Allan Poe's tales...Lehane is very good indeed."
-- "Houston Chronicle"
"Brilliantly conceived and executed...To read Dennis Lehane's Shutter Island is to enter a nightmare of madness, violence, and deception...Its shocking outcome kept me awake, deep into the night, as I began to grasp what the author has done to my innocent mind--and he will do it to yours, too, if you let him."
-- "Washington Post Book World"
"Chilling...a perfect thriller. But for mystery writer extraordinare Dennis Lehane, elaborate plots and vivid settings serve as mere backdrop for showcasing his greater talent; a prodigious ability to develop unforgettable, emotionally textured characters."
-- "Providence Journal-Bulletin"
"Combines the claustrophobia of...Agatha Christie...with the creepiness of a good Stephen King yarn...Good luck putting this one down."
-- "San Francisco Chronicle Book Review"
"Fasten your seat belts for a bumpy, breakneck ride...utterly absorbing...is an express train with no local stops...engrossing."
-- "Boston Globe"
"Get ready to shudder on a trip to Shutter Island...a tremendously satisfying thriller...a great, fun read...The suspense is molasses-thick with a plot that will keep you guessing...Lehane has created a dark work with terrific dialogue and a troubled protagonist...And then there's the ending...Mystic River raised the bar for Lehane; Shutter Island puts it higher still."
-- "Denver Post"
"Nightmarish...it's not a book to start before bedtime. Even if you finish before dawn, Shutter Island will trouble your sleep."
-- "Orlando Sentinel"
"One difference between simply listening and having a listening experience is Tom Stechschulte. He doesn't merely perform characters; he channels them. Main characters, doctors, nurses, inmates, and orderlies have believable individual voices and personalities. Lehane twists a devastating hurricane, possible unethical experiments, and enough secrets to justify paranoia into a psychological thriller that works...Stechschulte's magic makes it work the rest."
-- "AudioFile"
"Startlingly original...instantly cinematic... unfolds with increasing urgency until it delivers a visceral shock in its final moments."
-- "New York Times"
"The ride this novel provides is as good as entertainment gets."
-- "Miami Herald"
