Each day as we count down to the April 18 announcement of the Minnesota Book Awards, we highlight one of the thirty-two finalists. Today we feature 2015 Genre Fiction finalist Chuck Logan.
A Memory Mystery
Fallen Angel by Chuck Logan
Published by Conquill Press
Category Sponsor: Macalester College
When the Black Hawk that she is flying crashes in Iraq, Captain Jessica Kraig suffers a traumatic brain injury and begins to experience memory problems. While receiving treatment at Walter Reed Medical Center in Washington, DC, she hears some doctors discussing a condition called post-traumatic amnesia. These doctors say that Kraig’s memory problems are directly connected to her accident, but Kraig is convinced that there is another explanation for her memory lapses: the drugs that she has been receiving in treatment. What she does remember is that she saw something in Iraq that certain people did not want her to see, but she cannot recall exactly what it is. Kraig becomes determined to uncover the truth and stay alive.
Chuck Logan is the author of eight previous books, including Homefront, which was made into a major motion picture of the same name by Millennium Films and starred Jason Statham, James Franco, Winona Ryder and Kate Bosworth. A Vietnam veteran, he lives in Stillwater, Minnesota with his wife and daughter.
In the Press:
St. Paul Pioneer Press article
MPR News: “Stallone’s movie liberties with ‘Homefront’ don’t bother Minnesota book’s author a bit”
Join us at the Awards Gala!
Award winners will be announced at the 27th Annual Minnesota Book Awards Gala on Saturday, April 18 at the historic St. Paul Union Depot. The opening reception begins at 7 p.m., followed by the awards ceremony at 8 p.m. Tickets are $50 and are available by visiting www.thefriends.org/gala.
Have you read Fallen Angel? What are your thoughts? We welcome your comments!