Tunnel Vision

StubbornnesshaslandedprivateeyeV.I.WarshawskiinbigtroubleatherChicagooffice.  WithhergrandoldLoopbuildingsettoberazed，she'sbecomeahold-outtenantamidfrayedwiringandscary，emptycorridors.  Thenshefindsahomelesswomanwiththreekidsinthebasement，andbeforeshecanrescuethem，theydisappear.  Worstofall，she'sbeenimplicatedinamurder--afterthebodyofDeirdreMessenger，aprominentlawyer'swife，turnsupsprawledacrossherdesk.V.I.，whohadvolunteeredwithDeirdreatawomen'sshelter，suspectsherdeathislinkedtoacaseofupper-classdomesticabusesoslicklyconcealedthatthepolicerefusetobelieveit.  Increasinglyatoddswiththecops，V.I.isblindlyplungingaheadafterthetruth.  Andherpathmayleadtocorruptionatthehighestlevels.ordeepintotheabandonedtunnelsbeneathChicago'sstreets，wheresecretsarehidinginthedarklikeachild's--orV.I.'s--worstnightmare.