404 pages · Released Apr 27, 2004 · Harper Collins
Content report card
Shutter Island parent’s guide: what’s inside
High confidence
LGBTQ+ themes
None · 0/5
What it offers
A note for parents
Shutter Island is a dark psychological thriller with mature themes centered on mental illness, trauma, and institutional violence—not appropriate for young readers. The plot hinges on disturbing revelations about a psychiatric institution, includes depictions of past violence and death, and explores psychological breakdown. While well-written and thought-provoking, the book's emotional intensity and morally complex ending require adult maturity to process.
The "New York Times" bestselling tale by the acclaimed author of "Mystic River" is now in paperback. In 1954, a storm threatens to strand U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels on Shutter Island, home to a federal institution for the criminally insane.The "New York Times" bestselling tale by the acclaimed author of "Mystic River" is now in paperback. In 1954, a storm threatens to strand U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels on Shutter Island, home to a federal institution for the criminally insane.
