The John Persons Files: Hammers on Bone and a Song for Quiet

By 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 novelette.

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)

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1250437083
• ISBN13: 9781250437082
• Release Date: November 2026
• Publisher: Tor Nightfire
• Length: 272 Pages