There Used to Be People Here

By Kennedy Cole

In 1970s Mississippi, detective Samuel Barkley investigates a death at a gay bar with an uneasy new partner. Their search exposes a plane-crash cover-up and something far stranger, drawing questions of race, belonging, and secrecy into an otherworldly mystery.

Book cover type: Hardcover

Release date: Hardcover: November 3, 2026

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