The Absinthe Sanction: The Antebellum Geisha

By J.G. O'Sax

In the moss-draped bayous of Caterwaul County, where secrets fester thicker than Spanish moss, a literary legend long presumed dead is resurrected with terrifying consequences. When a cache of Nullis Nemo Nusquama's lost manuscripts unleashes a feverish obsession in his devoted fans, fiction begins to bleed into reality. Jael Jewel, a woman wielding the South's charm like a weapon, knows the swamp's underbelly better than most. She enlists the help of N. N. Nusquama, pen name for her cousin, the volatile writer Cale, to weaponize the myth and cleanse their community of its violent corruption. But as Cale descends into an absinthe-fueled "greening," channeling the mad scribe's visions, the line between author and phantom blurs, and the fans' devotion spirals into a dangerous crusade. Sheriff Noir, a man who knows the swamp drinks its secrets, finds himself facing a force beyond the law. And as federal agents descend, they discover a reality far stranger and more sinister than they could have imagined. The Absinthe Sanction is a descent into the heart of Southern Gothic noir, where the power of stories ignites a terrifying reckoning, and the swamp itself seems to breathe with a dark, ancient consciousness.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0F62ZR19Z
• ISBN13: 9798281041645
• Release Date: April 2025
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 184 Pages
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.4" x 6.0"