The Green Dress

By Liz Tolsma

Book Overview

Fiction Based on Strange, But True, History
True, riveting stories of American criminal activity are explored through a unique stories of historical romantic suspense. Collect them all and be inspired by the hope that always finds its way even in the darkest of times.

When Harriet Peters came to Boston in 1882, the Robinson family took her in like one of their own, and Harriet became closer to Lizzie Robinson than her own siblings. Now, four years later, Lizzie is deathly sick, failing quickly just like several others in her family have done over the past few years. How can so many in one family die from the same mysterious illness? Harriet doesn't have answers, but she is determined to help the family, bringing in a new-to-the-neighborhood doctor, Michael Wheaton.
As Harriet and Michael close in on the answer, putting their own lives at risk, can the cause be found before anyone else dies?

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1643524755
• ISBN13: 9781643524757
• Release Date: June 2020
• Publisher: Barbour Publishing
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.59 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.3"

Customer Reviews

Another great addition to the True Colors series

The Green Dress, by Liz Tolsma, is part of the True Colors series which are fictional stories based on true American crime. Having read the previous books in the series I was looking forward to reading The Green Dress and was not disappointed. The author drew me in immediately as, in the first few pages she describes a desperate note written to Harriet, asking for her help. Set in the late 1880s in Boston, the book tells the heart-wrenching story of a family who is being decimated by a mysterious illness. The who, what, why, and how of this tale is well told by Liz Tolsma and kept my interest to the end, wondering if Harriet would end up like her desperate friend Lizzie, if Doctor Wheaton would figure it out before it was all too late. The characters are realistic and either likable, relatable, or despicable. Dialogue flowed seamlessly without sounding forced. I had a hard time putting the book down and pretty much read it in one sitting. The story pulls on the reader’s emotions, shock and horror, anger and revenge, sorrow and compassion. It is a thought-provoking book and I look forward to reading more from this author. I received a complimentary copy of this book via CelebrateLit. A favorable review was not required, and opinions are my own. This review is part of a CelebrateLit blog tour.