Tunnel Vision - (Shadows of Chicago Mystery) by Wendy Church

About the Book

"Gang-related murders cast a dark shadow over the city as a new player emerges in the deadly fentanyl trade. Maude Kaminski, technical analyst for the Chicago PD, takes her place on the task force created to end the bloody territory wars. But Maude's world is upended when a child's backpack is discovered among the possessions of a dead homeless woman. The backpack belonged to Maude's 2-year-old brother, Michael, and is the first trace of him since he was taken -- since Maude let someone take him -- over twenty years ago. As Maude desperately searches for other signs of Michael she turns for help to her best friend, chef Sags Pfister, who harbors a dark past of her own. Long-buried secrets begin to surface, forcing Maude from behind her computer into undercover work and underneath the dark streets of Chicago, where she has to confront her deepest fears. How far would she go to protect her family?" --

Book Synopsis

A Chicago PD analyst finds herself drawn into the dangerous underground world in the search for her missing brother in this super clever thriller!

Gang-related murders cast a dark shadow over the city as a new player emerges in the deadly fentanyl trade. Maude Kaminski, technical analyst for the Chicago PD, takes her place on the task force created to end the bloody territory wars.

But Maude's world is upended when a child's backpack is discovered among the possessions of a dead homeless woman. The backpack belonged to Maude's 2-year-old brother, Michael, and is the first trace of him since he was taken -- since Maude let someone take him -- over twenty years ago.

As Maude desperately searches for other signs of Michael she turns for help to her best friend, chef Sags Pfister, who harbors a dark past of her own. Long-buried secrets begin to surface, forcing Maude from behind her computer into undercover work and underneath the dark streets of Chicago, where she has to confront her deepest fears. How far would she go to protect her family?

For fans of Janet Evanovich, readers will love this witty, tense, rollercoaster of a ride!

Review Quotes

A riveting, entertaining read that will appeal to fans of Janet Evanovich-- "Booklist of Knife Skills"

An action-packed debut that's as funny as the heroine is unstoppable. I loved it!-- "Nora McFarland, author of the Lilly Hawkins Mysteries on Murder on the Spanish Seas"

Church has penned a whip-smart, sarcastic, amateur sleuth and a tightly plotted story that's perfect for fans of Ruth Ware, Catriona McPherson, and Darynda Jones. Readers will want to see Jesse again-- "Library Journal on Murder on the Spanish Seas"

Clever, transportive, and laugh-out-loud funny . . . the perfect book to read poolside -- just not on the deck of a luxury ocean liner. I can't wait to read more from this wickedly entertaining new voice-- "Andrea Bartz, New York Times bestselling author of We Were Never Here on Murder on the Spanish Seas"

Dizzying . . . Audiences who wished the TV series The Bear had made room for Russian mobsters are in for a treat-- "Kirkus Reviews Starred Review of Knife Skills"

Fans of Janet Evanovich will enjoy meeting the freewheeling Jesse, and this debut gives an enticing hint of more adventures to come-- "Booklist on Murder on the Spanish Seas"

With brisk pacing and dynamic characters, Church keeps readers enthralled-- "Publishers Weekly of Knife Skills"