crime beat girl (english edition)  a girl is dead. a boy is locked up. can debbie bradley discover the truth before more lives are lost...maybe even her own? <br /> <br />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. <br /> <br />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. <br /> <br />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. <br /> <br />as her work gains attention, debbie gathers enemies. will her assignment to cover the st. louis crime beat be her last? <br />