The John Persons Files: Hammers on Bone and a Song for Quiet (Persons Non Grata) [Khaw, Cassandra]

Author: Cassandra Khaw

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)

Publisher: Macmillan Publishers (MPS)
Published: 11/10/2026
Pages: 160
Binding Type: Paperback
ISBN: 9781250437082

About the Author
CASSANDRA KHAW is the USA Today bestselling and Bram Stoker Award-winning author of The Library at Hellebore, Nothing But Blackened Teeth, The Salt Grows Heavy, Breakable Things, and coauthor of The Dead Take the A Train with Richard Kadrey. They are an award-winning game writer.