Last Shot at Justice

The tiny .22 caliber Sig Sauer Mosquito felt cold in her hand as she clicked the safety lever off. Without sparing another glance at the lifeless body beside her, she pushed it off her legs and moved into a crouch. When she fell she must have moved out of the shooter's field of fire, but he would be moving by now. As she ran through her options, she racked a cartridge into the chamber.Detective Mitzi Reardon just became the prime suspect in a murder she didn't commit. On the run from enemies and co-workers alike, Mitzi must put her trust in Blue Thomas, an old-school cowboy from Kansas. Against all odds, they must bring the real killer to justice.As a trap closes around them, Mitzi devises a bold escape strategy that may just get both of them killed."Kristi Cramer knows how to keep the suspense pumping in this never-a-dull-moment thriller." Calvin Dean, author of Curses, A Door Unlocked, and The Epitaph of Jonas Barloff."Stunning dialogue between the characters. Humorous and action-packed. Blue feels like a real person." N.D. Taylor, author of The Spellbound Consortium series of Urban Fantasy.Last Shot at Justice is A Thomas Family Novel, a series of suspenseful standalone novels featuring characters connected to the Thomas Family of Syracuse, Kansas. (Series was formerly titled The Boys of Syracuse, Kansas.) When Kristi isn't working her day job, playing outdoors at 3D archery shoots, and hiking, cycling, or walking in the great Pacific Northwest, you can find her curled up with her writing tablet, working on her next story to share with you.Although she has honed her writing craft for 40+ years, she only published her first book in 2012. She has held a wide variety of interesting positions over the years, giving her a broad base to build her characters and storylines. Now a billing specialist for The Arc of Lane County, she supports those who care for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Rewarding work, to be sure, though it takes up much of her emotional bandwidth.She got married for the first time at 38, skipped being a mommy and went straight to Grandma. She fully intends to go to her grave having never changed a diaper.Kristi's books are all affordably priced. In the time since self-publishing her first novel in 2012, Kristi has learned that working at selling her writing is a great way to kill the joy she has in the process of writing, so she has returned to the idea of writing for the joy of it. As of 2025, all her existing books have been professionally edited by a human. She put her heart and soul (and savings!) into producing the best possible product, to make it easy for readers to enjoy her work. She doesn't promise perfection but works hard to ensure the quality results in a low-to-distraction-free reading experience.In April of 2023 she cut eBook prices as low as possible, making them free wherever she could. (Amazon doesn't make it easy to provide free eBooks, so all eBooks there are priced at 99¢.) You can find them free on other platforms - see website (below) for details. Paperbacks are priced as low as Amazon allows, or you can purchase directly from the website at cost.What's the catch? We don't require anything of readers. If you are moved to do so, please feel free to leave a review. If you can afford it, you can donate to the cause of helping Kristi's bottom line. As of April 2023, money for professional covers will come from donations and royalties, or from her savings. See website for details on how to donate. The Thomas Family Novels is a series of standalone novels featuring characters connected to the town of Syracuse, Kansas. Most notably a family of cattle ranchers whose ties to the land go back to the 1880s. Good, old-fashioned cowboys.No anti-heroes and no graphic sex, though there is brief graphic violence and intense, suspenseful situations.