{"title":"Ava Roberts","description":"Ava Roberts is a clinical psychologist turned author who knows that the most unsettling things often lurk just beneath the surface. She is the author of The Vanishing Neighbor, Juniper Isle, the Thistler Thrillers series, and The Summer House Murder (2026). Kirkus Reviews called The Summer House Murder \"a whirlwind domestic thriller that's also a pitiless anatomy of the costs of motherhood and sisterhood.\" She lives in Massachusetts with her husband, two kids, and an overactive imagination. 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