This is a wonderfully-written genre novel about the investigation of the disappearance of a criminally-insane woman from a mental hospital in the 1950s. Set on the fictional, but mysterious and chilling, Shutter Island, the novel explores the many secrets the island holds while Deputy Marshalls Teddy Daniels and Chuck Aule try to track Rachel Solando, the missing patient, down. What they slowly discover during their trek concerns experimental surgery and other unethical, unspeakable practices, but the characters are what truly drive the plot, more-so than the action itself. As a reader, one will find oneself digging through the clues and racing against time with the characters to try and solve the mystery before the end. The book grabs you and refuses to let you go until it's messed with your head in unforgettably shocking, and definitely chill-inducing, ways. Highly recommended, as is the splendid film version released in early 2010!
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