Katja from the Punk Band is Jackie Brown meets the Sex Pistols a fast-paced industrial crime-thriller that weaves multiple storylinesand timeframes, from the author of Pretty Little Things to Fill Up TheVoid, Nothing Is Inflammable, and I-O.
Katja, like everyone else stuck on the work island they call home, wants toget to the mainland by any means necessary. Shooting her boyfriend and stealinga chemical vial is one way to ensure her safe passage the only problemis, she's not the only one who wants it, and the freedom it will bring: There'sNikolai the joystick junkie; Aleksakhina, Katja's parole officer; Vladimir Kohl,the small-time chemical dealer, and his boss Szerynski; the rival chemical lordDracyev, and his lover, Ylena. And there's the Man In Red, ready and waiting forwhoever is (un)lucky enough to end up with the vial. Katja from the Punk Band is Jackie Brown meets the Sex Pistols a fast-paced industrial crime-thriller that weaves multiple storylinesand timeframes, from the author of Pretty Little Things to Fill Up TheVoid, Nothing Is Inflammable, and I-O.
Professional Reviews
Publishers Weekly
Logan maneuvers a large cast through overlapping sections of the plot, setting up characters separately and then slamming them into violent confrontations. Readers who can tolerate the deliberately unpleasant action will appreciate the skill with which it's presented.
January Magazine
Each chapter is told from a different character’s perspective, a device that sounds awkward and, truthfully, sometimes is. But the ambition to even attempt it speaks volumes for this author and there are times where—despite the grit and the tawdry surroundings—Logan comes very close to creating something like art. . .There are times that Katja From the Punk Band is so good its almost scary.
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