Shutter Man

Shutter Man by Montanari, Richard. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9780316244770.

Plagued with a rare disease that prevents him from recognizing faces, Billy carries a photograph in his pocket that is his only way of identifying his next target. Killing is in Billys bloodline, as a member of Philadelphias dangerous Farren crime family. While Billy stalks Philadelphia, Detective Kevin Byrne is assigned to a series of bizarre home-invasion cases and is joined by his former partner-turned-assistant district attorney, Jessica Balzano. Their investigations circle Byrnes childhood neighborhood of Devils Pocket, and they find themselves revisiting a crime from Byrnes past that has haunted him for decades. What Byrne witnessed as a child in Devils Pocket jeopardizes the Farren family -- which makes him the next target on Billys hit list. A multigenerational story of hardship, guilt, and redemption, Shutter Man is Byrne and Balzanos most tense and personal case to date. One of The New York Timess 10 Best Crime Novels of 2016