Christina Reviews *Shutter Island* by Dennis Lehane

         Truthfully, I think that Mystic River is my favorite Lehane book.  But this one is definitely a close second.

         The protagonist, Teddy Daniels, and his partner, Chuck Aule, are sent to a mental institution on Shutter Island in order to hunt down a runaway patient.  The runaway patient is Rachel Solando, and she disappeared without her shoes, in stormy weather.

        The book is about Teddy’s investigation into the disappearance and the strange things he discovers along the way.  He becomes paranoid that things aren’t as they seem. 

        There are also several flashbacks involving Teddy’s dead wife Dolores.  The past and present come together in some interesting ways, and there's an interesting twist at the end.