Ava is an Amazon best-selling author (Crime Thriller) and contributing editor at Noir Nation. She is the co-creator of the Noir Nation Blot. Her works have garnered rave reviews form Kirkus, Blue Ink, and Book Trib as well as multiple award-winning authors. Her short stories can be found at Noir Nation and Spinetingler while her crime fiction reviews and author interviews can be found at Crimespree Magazine. She reads her work at Noir At The Bar in New York City and Murder At The Mic in Chicago. Ava lives in the rural Midwest with her charming and handsome black lab, Bucky. Get connected at: Avablackbooks@gmail.com.