Charles Malone

The Rise of Annie Lone: a Novel Charles Malone

The Rise of Annie Lone is a suspenseful story of one woman?s struggle to survive to be reunited with her young child. After killing her violently abusive husband, Annie Lone is wrongfully convicted of murder and sentenced to nearly twenty years in prison to be served at the Mount Baker Corrections Center for Women (MBCCW) outside of Bellingham, Washington. Annie discovers that she is housed in one of the most corrupt prisons in American history. Using their positions of power, the prison staff engages in coerced sexual acts with many of the women. As Annie quickly learns, those who resist are summarily punished, tortured, and, in some cases, killed. Will Annie be able to unite divided prison inmates to rise up against the oppressive prison regime that is exploiting them despite the insurmountable odds they face? This novel is the first of a new series.