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Orest Stelmach was born in Connecticut, the child of Ukrainian immigrants. In 2012, his short story "In Persona Christi" was published in the Mystery Writers of America anthology Vengeance. Prior to becoming a full-time writer, he washed dishes, stocked department store shelves, taught English in Japan, and managed international investment portfolios. He earned degrees from Dartmouth College and the University of Chicago. He speaks Ukrainian, Spanish, and Japanese. The Boy from Reactor 4 is his first novel.