Cassie never asked for any of this.

Cassie Byrne and Jess Wakefield are reporters, barely scraping by enough to make a living because of their queer relationship. Struggling to live in a world that maligns them, they discover something never seen before: evidence of cryptids, such as Mothman, the Jersey Devil and a few new ones, far too horrific to have ever been named. When they publish it, their lives are irrevocably set on a new course, one that tests their relationship as Cassie vies for success at any cost and Jess's faith in her partner is tested.

A cautionary tale from a debut author, Where The Cryptids Fled interrogates validity: who is valid, and why? Who determines what identities are wrong and right? And most of all, when you are determined to be invalid, when society has rejected you, what do you do?

Praise for Where the Cryptids Fled:

“Where the Cryptids Fled is a powerful, thought-provoking novel penned by an extremely talented young man. Mo Drammeh is an up and coming writer to follow.”
— Bruce Robert Coffin, award-winning author of the Detective Byron mysteries

“Part urban fantasy and part social justice horror, Where the Cryptids Fled warns against the deeply human consequences of inhuman systems. I felt everything: Drammeh’s writing drew as many laughs as it did gasps. Readers can expect a novella that may feel like a fast read, rife with blood, guts, and beauty, but its themes will linger, just like the mysterious blood that teems beneath the floorboards of Cassandra and Jess’s home.”
— Caitlin Wahrer, Edgar Award-nominated author of The Damage 

FICTION | Paperback | 272 Pages | 2023 | ISBN: 979-8-9877055-2-0