Madam Curare

A Gator Gothic

By: J.G. O'Sax

Narrated by: Virtual Voice

The truth, they say, is in the details. But in the bayou, the truth is a living thing, and it doesn’t care for details.
When Hue Billingsley is found dead, half-submerged in a koi pond, the police are baffled. It looks like a simple burglary gone wrong, a small crime in a small town. But for Cale and Jael, the death is a siren call. The name Billingsley is tied to a tragedy from their past: a school bus crash that stole the lives of children, a crime the local elite swept under the rug.
Their search for justice leads them into a world far stranger than they imagined. They uncover a secret society of doctors, a crime ring hidden in plain sight, and a conspiracy so deep it has roots in the swamp itself. And then there’s the myth—a vengeful swamp spirit known as Madam Curare, who haunts the wetlands, wielding a cursed bottle of absinthe that reveals a person’s deepest, most shameful truths.
The deeper Cale and Jael dig, the more they realize they aren't just hunting for a killer; they are hunting for the truth itself. But in a world where the lines between justice and madness, reality and folklore, are blurred, they must confront their own sins to survive and uncover the real truth before the swamp delivers its final, chilling verdict.