[b]Michael Beres[/b] is a Chicago native living in West Michigan. With degrees in computer science and literature, he held a Q-clearance position at Argonne National Laboratory, and later documented analytical software. His novels include [i]Grand Traverse[/i], an environmental thriller; [i]The President's Nemesis[/i], compared to [i]The Manchurian Candidate[/i] by Library Journal; and [i]Final Stroke[/i], about a detective with a stroke. His latest, [i]Chernobyl Murders[/i], is based on the 1986 disaster. The Chicago Tribune said "Chernobyl Murders is a page-turner of the highest order: from the compelling characterization to the vividly described landscape of a devastated Ukraine to the stunning cover art, Beres has penned himself a winner."