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Shutter Island

By: Dennis Lehane
Narrated by: Tom Stechschulte
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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 listener into a nightmare world of madness, mind control, and CIA Cold War paranoia and is unlike anything you’ve ever heard before.

©2003 Dennis Lehane (P)2003 HarperCollins Publishers

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good reader, great book

I love a good reader. And the book was great also.

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Love the twist

With the trailers for this movie playing in theaters I grabbed the audio book so I could see what it was all about. First, I must mention that the narration is excellent. Second, I liked that I didn't see the twist coming. Well told tale and well narrated. Two thumbs up.

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Better than I expected!

Easy to listen to. Better ending than I anticipated! Excellent narration by Tom Stechschulte as well.

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listened all night!!

i am not a reader of thrillers or mysteries, and was reluctant to listen to this book, despite the praise of a good friend. i enjoyed this listen tremendously and stayed up far too late one night listening to the end. engaging story and great narration...

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A good read!

Another book that I found hard to put down. The twists and turns were very interesting and at the same time perturbing. I didn't get things the way I wanted them, but have to admit that the author won the psychological wrestling match in which he engaged me. I'm going to tackle this one again someday, when I stop panting from the exertion and struggle. Well narrated, I will recommend this one to those who are not faint of heart.

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Hang on!

A fun roller coaster ride. Enjoyed it very much. I had figured the mystery out before the big reveal, but that's part of the fun too. Well read.

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Great narrator, but bad story

The story itself was pretty boring overall, the plot has been too slow and without too much content, I forced myself to keep hearing it because I know all the buzz around this book and the movie, when I got to the ending, about 3 hours to the end, it began to be interesting, only for 1 hour before it blew it all away with one of the worst ending I can remember. BUT, the narrator was amazing.

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A Superb...

... psychological thriller. A lonely island, a mental institution, a battering hurricane, people who are not what they seem, twists and turns, this tale has it all. Cozy up. Highly recommended.

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slow at first, but very climactic

great voice actor! very intense towards the end. slow start, but a great book. definitely want to see the movie now to compare

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good

It's a good book.i really enjoyed listening to it. It's full of great plot twisted .

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