Biographie de Dennis Lehane
Dennis Lehane is the author of bestsellers Mystic River, Shutter Island, Gone Baby Gone, and Live By Night, all of which have been made into award-winning films. He is one of the most celebrated and critically acclaimed authors of his generation and the recipient of the Shamus Award for Best First Novel, the Edgar, Anthony and Barry awards for Best Novel, and the Massachusetts Book Award in Fiction.
His work has been translated into over three dozen languages. He has written for The Wire, Boardwalk Empire, Bloodline, and the forthcoming Mr Mercedes, based on the Stephen King novel. Dennis was born and raised in Dorchester, Massachusetts, and lives in California with his family.
Il y a des îles qui n'ont décidément rien de paradisiaque...
Shutter Island, une île, un espace clos. Torturé. Presque autant que les quelques dizaines d'esprits malades des assassins psychotiques qui y vivent. Car l'île abrite un établissement de sécurité maximale au sein duquel oeuvre le sybillin docteur Cawley. Alors qu'un ouragan approche, les marshalls Teddy Daniels et Chuck Aule débarquent pour enquêter sur la disparition d'une patiente.
Falaises et barbelés courent tout autour de l'île et enserrent les corps comme la folie les cerveaux. Peut-être vaut-il mieux fuir sans délai...