Shutter Island #[nn]

Christian De Metter's haunting cover sets the tone perfectly for this 2008 Casterman/Rivages Noir adaptation of Dennis Lehane's psychological thriller — a man's pale, skull-like face barely breaking the surface of dark, rain-pocked water, surrounded by murky green shadows that suggest something vast and foreboding lurking just out of sight. The image is quietly unsettling in the best possible way, promising the kind of dread that seeps in slowly rather than announces itself. De Metter both writes and illustrates this French-language graphic novel, making it a singular artistic vision of Lehane's celebrated story.