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Thriller · Mystery

Shutter Island

In 1954 a U.S. marshal and his partner travel to an island hospital for the criminally insane to find a patient who has vanished from a locked room. A hurricane cuts them off, and the staff are hiding something.

First published
2003
Pace
fast
Length
medium
Format
Standalone

Read this if you like a claustrophobic mystery with a storm, a gothic setting and an ending you will want to discuss.

Skip this if you would rather have a straightforward procedural with no twists.

The feel

Content warnings

  • Violence
  • Death
  • Mental illness

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