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 . . .
