I've never really read Lehane before. I've seen `Mystic River', but I'd never really read anything of his. I had heard a few good things about this book & figured that I'd give it a chance. Oh man... this book was awesome. 
 Teddy Daniel is a US Marshall who has been sent to find the whereabouts of a missing patient, Rachel Solando- a murderess who drowned her children. Solando was previously housed in a mental institution on Shutter Island, but went missing one night without a trace of where she had gone & nothing to show how she accomplished this. Alongside his partner Chuck, Daniels attempts to not only discover where Solando has gone, but also investigate rumors of horrific crimes done in the name of science. 
 This book was incredibly well done. The pacing was nice & I have to say that this is going to be something I'm going to re-read in the near future- there's little things to this that I undoubtedly missed on the first go round. I like the character of Teddy Daniels, who is portrayed from the start as someone we could empathize with. 
 The only bad thing I can say about the book is that while the ending still thrilled me, I was able to see it coming. Maybe it's just because I've become accustomed to such things, but the ending was slightly predictable. Even so, it was still a great read & if all I can complain about is that I can anticipate the ending of a well written book, then that's really nothing to sniff at. 
 I've read some of the reviews stating that this is one of his weaker novels & if so, I can only look forward to picking up one of his better reads. For now, this one is something I can say I'll be lending out to friends & talking up to coworkers.