The disappearers

"On a day in Kingston, Jamaica, in 1988, eight men come together to begin rehearsals for a play. Though they are strangers to one another, they share an inescapable truth: They are gay in a country that wants nothing to do with them. One night the men are savagely attacked and one of them is killed....

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Main Author: James, Marlon, 1970- (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Riverhead Books, [2026]
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