Across the Way - by Mary Monroe

Neighborhood tensions reach a breaking point in the finale of New York Times
bestselling author Mary Monroe's captivating series that sweeps readers back
to 1930's Alabama and into the lives of two neighboring couples whose
deceitful friendships and imperfect marriages are just the beginning of their
troubles...
In this captivating Depression-era set novel by New York Times bestselling author Mary
Monroe, two couples find their grudges endangering more than their Alabama small
town's deceptive peace . . .
When good-time couple Milton and Yvonne Hamilton moved one house over from the
respectable-but-restless Odell and Joyce Watson, it was a fast friendship of shared
secrets--and secret jealousies and betrayals. Their alliance was bound to crash and
burn, but the Hamiltons won't quite let the flame die out, even after scandalous
accusations get them arrested...
Odell would do anything to be free of his bootlegging, blackmailing, money extorting
neighbors and recover the peaceful--and financially prosperous--life he and Joyce once
had. But Milton and Yvonne seem to always bounce back from bad luck, and this time
they've returned angrier, and greedier, than ever. Determined to get what Odell "owes"
them, the Hamiltons have a big surprise for Joyce too, one that shows how far they will
go to get revenge . . .
Now pushed past his breaking point, Odell is sure he's got a foolproof plan to end the
scheming once and for all. But it soon spirals into lies, shattering violence, and
permanent damage that will roil their tranquil community, and alter his and Joyce's
world forever . . .