Sunday, July 16, 2006

Shutter Island by Dennis Lehane

Call me a snob but when I find a book at the bargain table, I assume it must not be that great or else people would have bought it. But because I loved Mystic River, also by Lahane, I thought I should give this a shot and for 6 bucks, why not? This book is set a little-known mental institution on an island. Go figure. The main character, Teddy Daniels, gets stranded there thanks to a hurricane as he investigates a missing patient incident but also trys to track down the man responsible for his wife's death. It's a bit creepy and bogs down in drugged dream scenes but overall is a really well done psychological thriller. This is one I'll pass around to my book buds.

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