Crime Beat Girl
(Book # 1 in the Debbie Bradley Crime Mysteries)
A girl is dead. A boy is locked up. Can Debbie Bradley discover the truth before more lives are lost…maybe even her own?
“Paints a vivid portrait of a violent St. Louis.”
–St. Louis on the Air
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★ Award Winner in the Mystery category of the 15th Annual National Indie Excellence Awards
★ Award Winner in the Regional Fiction: Midwest category of the 15th Annual National Indie Excellence Awards
★ Silver Medalist in the Mystery category of the 2021 Independent Publisher Book Awards
★ Award Winner in the Mystery/Suspense: Multi-Cultural & Diversity category of the 2020 American Fiction Awards
★ Finalist in the Mystery/Suspense category of the 2020 Best Book Awards
★ Finalist in the Mystery/Suspense category of the 2021 International Book Awards
★ AWARD Winner in the Mystery/Suspense: Hard-Boiled Crime category of the 2020 American Fiction Awards
A series of deadly shootings. An outbreak of stolen cars. When journalist Debbie Bradley returns home to St. Louis, the summer crime wave has started. And she’s in the center: A witness, a reporter, a target.
Debbie’s reasons for leaving behind her promising career in Washington D.C. were complicated. Her mother, a prominent lawyer, was diagnosed with cancer. Her engagement was cooling. When she got offered a job in St. Louis that she hadn’t been looking for, Debbie recognized an opportunity. Or an escape.
But she didn’t expect to come home and see a girl die. Debbie never planned to investigate a boy behind bars. And she didn’t anticipate colliding with hostile cops and wary politicians.
As her work gains attention, Debbie gathers enemies. Will her assignment to cover the St. Louis crime beat be her last?
REVIEWS
“Paints a vivid portrait of a violent St. Louis.”
–St. Louis on the Air
“Exciting procedural following the intersection of police work and police coverage.”
–St. Louis Post-Dispatch