Young, beautiful, and happily married, Beth is finally learning to relax and enjoy her success as a bestselling novelist. She has at last achieved the well-adjusted life she always wanted; it almost seems too good to be true. And it is. Beneath her thin veneer of normalcy lies a terrifying history of sadism, sexual torture, tragic violence, and a single, long-buried secret that could destroy her.A masterful work of pulse-pounding suspense featuring a highly unusual, Uzi-packing, whip-wielding heroine, Stacking in Rivertown marks the auspicious debut of a refreshingly bold new writer. In the bestselling tradition of Thomas Harris and David Lindsey, Barbara Bell plunges readers deep inside the mind of a woman struggling to survive while caught up in the sinister world of high-stakes prostitution. As Beth flees for her life, fighting to recapture the past, get her revenge, and somehow learn to love without pain, Stacking in Rivertown hurtles its readers toward a terrifying and unforgettable climax.