THE POISON DART
(Book # 2 in the Debbie Bradley Crime Mysteries)
An overdose. A drug bust. A captive of the cartel. When fates collide, who will survive?
“High-stakes Midwestern drug-crime thriller with humane emphasis.”
–Book Life Editor’s Pick
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★ Award Winner in the Mystery/Suspense: Hard-Boiled Crime category of the 2024 American Fiction Awards
★ Award Winner in the Mystery/Suspense: Multi-Cultural & Diversity category of the 2024 American Fiction Awards
★ Gold Medalist Winner for Fiction Book Series, 2024 IPPY Awards
★ Gold Medalist Winner in the YA Mystery Category of the 2024 Readers' Favorite Awards
★ Judges’ Top Picks, Silver Falchion Award, 2025 Killer Nashville
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
Geri L. Dreiling writes mysteries with grit. A lawyer and award-winning journalist, she brings courtroom drama and a relentless pursuit of truth to every page. Her Debbie Bradley series—Crime Beat Girl and The Poison Dart—dives deep into justice, secrets, and the stories we bury. Her standalone novel Erasing the Past explores how far we’ll go to rewrite our own history.
She’s taught media law, reported on the justice system, and worked both sides of the legal aisle. Now she channels it all into fiction that’s sharp, suspenseful, and emotionally charged.
Geri lives in St. Louis with her husband and a rescue Schnoodle who thinks he runs the show. Her grown children are off chasing their own adventures, while she continues chasing stories that won’t let go.