Shutter Island (novel)

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novel psychological thriller novel

Shutter Island (novel) is a psychological thriller by Dennis Lehane that follows U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels as he investigates a mysterious disappearance at a remote mental institution, uncovering disturbing secrets and questioning his own sanity.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Shutter Island	13
Shutter Island (novel) canonical	5
Shutter Island (2003 novel by Dennis Lehane)	1
Shutter Island (2003 novel)	1
U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels investigates the disappearance of a patient from Ashecliffe Hospital on Shutter Island and begins to question his own sanity.	1
novel "Shutter Island"	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2517432 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Shutter Island (novel)
Context triple: [Shutter Island, basedOn, Shutter Island (novel)]

A. Shutter Island
Shutter Island is a psychological thriller film directed by Martin Scorsese that follows a U.S. Marshal investigating a mysterious disappearance at a remote mental institution.
B. Overlook
Overlook is a residential neighborhood in North Portland, Oregon, known for its bluff-top views over the Willamette River and easy access to downtown.
C. The Silence of the Lambs (novel)
The Silence of the Lambs is a 1988 psychological horror novel by Thomas Harris that follows FBI trainee Clarice Starling as she seeks the help of imprisoned cannibalistic serial killer Dr. Hannibal Lecter to catch another murderer.
D. Quantico
Quantico is a small town in Prince William County, Virginia, best known for hosting the Marine Corps Base Quantico and several major U.S. federal law enforcement training facilities.
E. Regatta Point
Regatta Point is a prominent waterfront area and lookout in Canberra, Australia, offering scenic views over Lake Burley Griffin and housing the National Capital Exhibition.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Shutter Island (novel)
Target entity description: Shutter Island (novel) is a psychological thriller by Dennis Lehane that follows U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels as he investigates a mysterious disappearance at a remote mental institution, uncovering disturbing secrets and questioning his own sanity.

A. Shutter Island
Shutter Island is a psychological thriller film directed by Martin Scorsese that follows a U.S. Marshal investigating a mysterious disappearance at a remote mental institution.
B. Overlook
Overlook is a residential neighborhood in North Portland, Oregon, known for its bluff-top views over the Willamette River and easy access to downtown.
C. The Silence of the Lambs (novel)
The Silence of the Lambs is a 1988 psychological horror novel by Thomas Harris that follows FBI trainee Clarice Starling as she seeks the help of imprisoned cannibalistic serial killer Dr. Hannibal Lecter to catch another murderer.
D. Quantico
Quantico is a small town in Prince William County, Virginia, best known for hosting the Marine Corps Base Quantico and several major U.S. federal law enforcement training facilities.
E. Regatta Point
Regatta Point is a prominent waterfront area and lookout in Canberra, Australia, offering scenic views over Lake Burley Griffin and housing the National Capital Exhibition.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	novel ⓘ psychological thriller novel ⓘ
adaptedInto	Shutter Island ⓘ surface form: Shutter Island (2010 film)
author	Dennis Lehane ⓘ
containsElement	World War II trauma backstory ⓘ institutional conspiracy ⓘ unreliable perceptions ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
coverArtist	Chip Kidd ⓘ
featuresLocation	Ashecliffe Hospital for the Criminally Insane ⓘ
filmAdaptationDirector	Martin Scorsese ⓘ
filmAdaptationReleaseYear	2010 ⓘ
filmAdaptationStar	Leonardo DiCaprio ⓘ
firstEditionPublisher	William Morrow ⓘ
followedBy	Coronado: Stories ⓘ
genre	mystery fiction ⓘ psychological thriller ⓘ
hasMotiveElement	investigation of a missing patient ⓘ
hasTheme	grief ⓘ identity ⓘ mental illness ⓘ paranoia ⓘ reality versus illusion ⓘ
isbn	978-0-688-16316-7 ⓘ
literaryMovement	contemporary American fiction ⓘ
mainCharacter	Chuck Aule ⓘ Dr. John Cawley ⓘ Rachel Solando ⓘ Teddy Daniels ⓘ
mediaType	hardcover ⓘ paperback ⓘ print ⓘ
narrativePerspective	third-person ⓘ
notableFor	twist ending ⓘ
originalLanguage	English ⓘ
pageCount	325 ⓘ
placeOfPublication	New York City ⓘ
plotSummary	Shutter Island (novel) self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels investigates the disappearance of a patient from Ashecliffe Hospital on Shutter Island and begins to question his own sanity.
precededBy	Mystic River ⓘ
protagonist	Teddy Daniels ⓘ
publicationDate	2003 ⓘ
publisher	William Morrow ⓘ
setIn	Massachusetts ⓘ Shutter Island (novel) self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Shutter Island
setInTime	1954 ⓘ
targetAudience	adult readers ⓘ

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Referenced by (22)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Shutter Island → basedOn → Shutter Island (novel) ⓘ

Teddy Daniels → basedOnCharacterIn → Shutter Island (novel) ⓘ

this entity surface form: novel "Shutter Island"

Teddy Daniels → settingOfInvestigation → Shutter Island (novel) ⓘ