Public health physician Dr. Maya Summer faces a myriad of medical challenges as she comes to grips with her uneasy past. Helped by faculty physician Alex Reddish, who withstands his own identity trials, she uncovers the grave truth behind a series of illnesses as she and Reddish draw close to one another.

Sandra Cavallo Miller is an author, poet, and retired academic family physician in Arizona who has helped launch hundreds of medical students and residents into their careers. She is the author of four novels, including the Dr. Abby Wilmore series books: The Color of Rock, Where Light Comes and Goes, and What the River Said. Her unlikely path to medicine includes degrees in anthropology and creative writing at the University of Illinois before attending Rush Medical College, and her essays and poetry have been published in JAMA, PULSE - Voices from the Heart of Medicine, Under the Sun, and Embark, among others. You are likely to find her hiking with a dog or riding a horse, playing piano badly, or sitting under a tree studying her latest hobby, volcanology.

“An enjoyable tale with plenty of suspense and the bonus of intriguing medical details.” —Kirkus Reviews

"This is a very-Phoenix novel, plunging deep into the dark horrors of the time the rest of the world calls “summer.” (We have other names for it…)" —HARK Valley

"Where No One Should Live is a charming window into family medicine and public health, disguised as a fun read well-suited to any book club." —Family Medicine

"I couldn’t put this down. Dr. Miller makes great use of her expertise in public health, residency training, horses, and Arizona to weave a remarkable tale unique in its Southwestern flavor. An evidence-based mystery with characters that fly off the page. Miller mixes her unique blend of knowledge and humor to keep a reader engrossed."
—Steven R. Brown, MD, FAAFP, program director, University of Arizona College of Medicine/Phoenix Family Medicine Residency and president, Association of Family Medicine Residency Directors

"Knowledgeable, entertaining, and a fine writer, Miller takes the page-turner on a wild ride through the mysteries of the medical world, all of this set in the midst of everyday happenings. There is an urgency to her telling that pulls the reader ever onward. A very enjoyable read."
—Phyllis Barber, author of The Desert Between Us

"With a medical insider's perspective, physician/writer Sandra Miller introduces another appealing heroine: Maya Summer, a dedicated family doctor and busy public-health official in Phoenix. Dr. Summer faces myriad challenges--anonymous threats in response to her advocacy for motorcycle safety, clinic patients who range from quirky to cantankerous, and growing uneasiness about a long-term relationship with another physician. When Dr. Summer's clinic colleagues suddenly fall prey to a sinister string of murky illnesses, she must call upon her sharp intelligence, medical expertise, and courage to identify the cause--and stop an increasingly daring culprit."
—Diane Guernsey, Executive Editor: Pulse, voices from the heart of medicine