The Altar Girl: A Prequel (Nadia Tesla) - Softcover

Born in America to Ukrainian immigrants, Orest Stelmach spoke no English when he started his education. He went on to earn degrees from Dartmouth College and the University of Chicago. He has held a variety of jobs, including dishwasher, shelf stocker, English teacher in Japan, and international investment portfolio manager. The Altar Girl is his fourth novel in the Nadia Tesla series, following The Boy From Reactor 4, The Boy Who Stole From the Dead, and The Boy Who Glowed in the Dark. He resides in Simsbury, Connecticut.

"Like his protagonist Nadia in The Altar Girl, Stelmach keeps all his promises. I read it in two sittings. As the pages flew by, I marveled at the plot intricacies and character depth.” —David L. Robbins, author of The Devil's Waters and The Empty Quarter

“This harrowing prequel to the Nadia Tesla series, which began with 2013’s The Boy from Reactor 4, focuses on a severely dysfunctional family saturated with Ukranian angst...the cultural background is fascinating.” —Publishers Weekly