Persons Non Grata
Tor Nightfire
November 2026
On Sale: November 10, 2026
Featuring: John Persons; Deacon James
272 pages ISBN: 1250437083 EAN: 9781250437082 Trade Paperback Add to Wish List
Experience bestselling author Cassandra Khaw's hard‑boiled, Lovecraftian horror series, Persons Non Grata, in one volume, containing the novellas Hammers on Bone and A Song for Quiet, and a brand‑new story, 'You Were Always Mine'.
John Persons is a private investigator—a good one. Over the course of his ancient, arcane existence, he's hunted gods and demons, and broken them in his teeth. He's also a monster, which makes him perfect for the darkest, most dangerous jobs.
Deacon James is a rambling bluesman straight from Georgia ‑ a Black man with troubles he can't escape and music that won't let him go. When he crosses paths with John Persons, he thinks the PI is a madman. But this weird, monstrous investigator may be the only person who can help him.
Enter a world of frightening, eldritch delights, where danger lurks in every corner and monsters sometimes wear familiar faces.
Also by Cassandra Khaw: Find Me Where it Ends The Library at Hellebore The Salt Grows Heavy Nothing But Blackened Teeth The Dead Take the A Train (co‑written with Richard Kadrey)
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