3.5 

Over the Fence

By Mary Monroe
Over the Fence by Mary Monroe digital book - Fable

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In this page-turning novel set in the Depression-era South, New York Times bestselling author Mary Monroe transports readers to a small Alabama town where home is not always a sanctuary, and two neighboring families let pleasantries mask increasing resentment. . .
 
Bootlegging was Milton and Yvonne Hamilton’s ticket out of poverty, prison time, and plain bad luck. Now they’ve moved on—to a bigger, richer pool of clientele—right in their own respectable new middle-class backyard. And their growing friendship with seemingly-perfect couple Joyce and Odell Watson is proving golden in more ways than one . . .
 
As Milton soon learns, Odell is hiding an outside family and dubious business dealings. It’s the perfect recipe for a blackmail scheme that will help Milton hide his own dirty 
secrets—even from Yvonne. Better yet, he can take ever more dangerous risks to ace out his 
liquor-smuggling rivals—and add a lucrative temptation to his illicit services. And Yvonne, emboldened by her husband’s new gravy train, delights in tormenting Joyce about everything the snobbish matron doesn’t have—especially children. 
 
But even a winning hand can be played too far. Pushed past their limits, Odell and Joyce will play on Milton’s careless boasting—to get him and Yvonne out of their lives for good.  And soon, a devastating frame-up will plunge one couple into a living nightmare—and set the stage for explosive retribution . . .

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3.5
“Mary Monroe! 🤦🏽‍♀️ This is a three book series, The. Neighbors, and I’m wrapping all three books in one review. First off, let me tell you that I thought Mrs. Wiggins and The Lexington series was off the chain and a hot mess. I never knew about this series. These books were just as comical with a little suspense that kept me wanting more. We have the uppity and educated Black, couple, Joy and Odell. Then we have the uneducated and bootlegger Black couple, Yvonne and Milton. The couples, are neighbors, as well as good friends. However, there is jealousy, misunderstandings … sometimes, and a lot of deception. Oh and I have to throw in greed!! There is so much going on in these books. It’s just too much, I highly recommend this series. Again, comical with suspense. Each book and storyline line flows from one to the other. The ending I was not expecting. I recommend this series!”

About Mary Monroe

Mary Monroe is the award-winning and New York Times bestselling author of more than 20 novels, with over one million books in print. She is a three-time AALBC bestseller and winner of the AAMBC Maya Angelou Lifetime Achievement Award, the PEN/Oakland Josephine Miles Award, and the J. California Cooper Memorial Award. The daughter of Alabama sharecroppers, she taught herself how to write before going on to become the first and only member of her family to finish high school. She lives in Oakland, California and can be found online at MaryMonroe.org.

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