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 Billy's bloodline, as a member of Philadelphia's 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 Byrne's childhood neighborhood of Devil's Pocket, and they find themselves revisiting a crime from Byrne's past that has haunted him for decades. What Byrne witnessed as a child in Devil's Pocket jeopardizes the Farren family -- which makes him the next target on Billy's hit list. A multigenerational story of hardship, guilt, and redemption, Shutter Man is Byrne and Balzano's most tense and personal case to date.One of The New York Times's 10 Best Crime Novels of 2016
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Shutter Man
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 Billy's bloodline, as a member of Philadelphia's 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 Byrne's childhood neighborhood of Devil's Pocket, and they find themselves revisiting a crime from Byrne's past that has haunted him for decades. What Byrne witnessed as a child in Devil's Pocket jeopardizes the Farren family -- which makes him the next target on Billy's hit list. A multigenerational story of hardship, guilt, and redemption, Shutter Man is Byrne and Balzano's most tense and personal case to date.One of The New York Times's 10 Best Crime Novels of 2016
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Reviewed by SusiKritik Das Buch hat ein Cover, was mich neugierig gemacht hat. Es wirkt auf den ersten Blick recht schlicht. Ob mich das Buch überzeugen kann erfahrt ihr in den folgenden Zeilen. Das Buch ist in Kapitel aufgebaut, diese lassen sich flüssig hintereinander weg lesen. Der Inhalt folgt einem imaginären roten Faden und die Spannung baut sich nach und nach auf und hat ihren Höhepunkt am Ende des Buches. Das hat mir sehr gut gefallen. Die Charaktere sind sehr gut herausgearbeitet und sehr komplex außerdem bleibt bis zum Ende unklar wer der wahre Täter ist. Zudem überzeugt das Buch durch zahlreiche unerwartete Wendungen, was die Spannung noch zusätzlich steigen lässt. Zusammenfassend ein sehr spannendes Buch, ich bin sehr gespannt auf weitere Bücher des Autors. Fazit Das Buch erhält volle 5 Sterne, es überzeugt durch Spannung von der ersten Seite an.