Across the Way
  • Published: 13 April 2021
  • ISBN: 9781496716187
  • Imprint: Kensington
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 288
  • RRP: $32.99
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Across the Way

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Neighborhood tensions reach a breaking point in the finale of New York Times bestselling author Mary Monroe's captivating series. Across the Way sweeps readers back to 1930s Alabama and into the lives of two neighboring couples whose deceitful friendships and imperfect marriages are just the beginning of their troubles...

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 . . .
  • Published: 13 April 2021
  • ISBN: 9781496716187
  • Imprint: Kensington
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 288
  • RRP: $32.99
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Praise for Across the Way

Praise for The Neighbors Series

"Drama, suspense, small town charm...Mary Monroe packed it all into the finale of her beloved Neighbors series that transports readers back to 1930s Alabama." --Woman's World on Across the Way

"Monroe brings her exciting Neighbors trilogy to a dramatic and memorable conclusion, as she explores how social tension and conflict complicate jealousy and romance in an African American enclave in a small Alabama town during the Great Depression." --Booklist on Across the Way

"In this first volume of her new series, New York Times bestselling author Monroe convincingly portrays a time and place where desperation is the norm." --Library Journal on One House Over

"This launches Monroe's Neighbors series, and she reveals sympathetic aspects and complex motivations for each character in this engrossing setting." --Booklist on One House Over

"A very believable portrayal of the African American experience in a hard place at a hard time."
--Historical Novels Review on One House Over

"Mary Monroe is an exceptional writer and phenomenal storyteller!"
--Kimberla Lawson Roby, New York Times bestselling author on One House Over

"Mary Monroe is a fantastic writer and has a real knack for creating characters with substance and dimension."
--This Black Girl Reads on Over the Fence

"Monroe brings the Deep South Prohibition-era world to life in a captivating tale of greed and consequences and primes readers to find out what happens among these complicated neighbors in the next book."
--Booklist on Over the Fence

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