This is the third installment in the Barbour’s “True Crime” series. All the books are based on historical facts, and this one (like the others) was unfamiliar to me, so I learned a bit along the way.

Josie Clay has a shocking discovery and learns she’s the victim of Dr. Chadwick’s (her employers) deception. He plans to take her life, but she agrees to help him in exchange for him letting her live. She must stick with it in order to save her father, who was taken to debtor’s prison. However, her father owes bodies, not money, and now that task falls on Josie.
Josie takes a job at Gloughton Mill in 1824. She’s there to spy on the factory’s operations, as well as be on the lookout for grave robbers. She must secure some bodies for medical experimentation if she hopes to pay off her father’s debts.

Each book in this series is by a different author, and, overall, I’ve enjoyed them so far. Parts of this book, however, did have some lulls, and it was occasionally hard to tell the connection between some of the characters. For the most part, I enjoyed Josie and her development. This book does have a Christian theme running throughout, but it wasn’t as strong as anticipated. Sadly, the suspense element wasn’t as strong as in the prior books in the series, and the relationship between Josie and her employer (Braham) felt a bit forced at times. The other books contained an author’s note that gave the historical facts underlying the story, but that wasn’t the case with this one.

This is the third installment in the Barbour’s “True Crime” series. All the books are based on historical facts, and this one (like the others) was unfamiliar to me, so I learned a bit along the way. I look forward to reading the final book in the series.

The Yellow Lantern by Angie Dicken is both intriguing and disturbing. I will admit I didn't think I was going to enjoy this book. I am not really interested in such a dark story. But I do love history!
The story began with the main character, Josephine, rising from the dead. Actually she was dug up and delivered to the local doctor for "research" purposes. Apparently being declared dead when you really weren't was a common occurrence in those days. In exchange for her life and to keep her father safe and out of debtor's prison Josephine enters into an agreement to help deliver numerous bodies to the doctor. This goes against Josephine's faith and her calling as a healer. Dicken has created a dark world in the book. I felt like the sun rarely shone and the situation was hopeless through much of the story. It really is a Dudley Do Right and Nell kind of story., good vs evil, dark vs light. And the heroine must be rescued. It took me awhile to figure out why the title is The Yellow Lantern. Probably because I wanted to skip over the grave robbing parts. I ended up enjoying the book more than I thought I would. The description of the time period and the accuracy of the historical information was truly interesting. I gave the book 4 stars because I didn't enjoy the dialogue. It seemed too formal and stilted. I assume it was accurate for the time period.
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Intrigue, mystery, and fast paced story line kept me interested from the beginning. I received a complimentary copy of this book. No review was required.

Once I figured out who was who and what their relationships were all about, I really enjoyed The Lantern. Braham and his parents left Ireland for America hoping for a better life. There was sickness in the crowded hold below deck and many died.

Josephine woke up not knowing where she was. Imagine the first thing you see is a doctor you work for holding up a knife in preparation to cut you up all in the name of "advancing knowledge of how the human body functions."

Life was hard in the 1800's and people did not always have a choice about where or how they lived. The characters who came alive in this book were skillfully crafted and at times I wanted to make their decisions for them because they could not see the bigger picture. The two main characters had seemingly insurmountable obstacles to overcome before they could become friends or maybe more. This is an interesting story based on life at that time. It felt so real it made me happy to be living in the present.

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I have enjoyed all of the books in this series, The Yellow Lantern is no exception. To think that this is based on activity that took place in our history is a bit chilling. I loved learning about the fabric mills and the shady/illegal operations of parts of the medical community in the 1820s. The story pulled it all together with strong characters.

I received a digital ARC of this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.

I received a free copy of The Yellow Lantern from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. The Yellow Lantern, wow! Where to begin?? Imagine waking up from "dying" and everyone has attended your funeral. How do you start over? What if you are now indebted to someone? How do you pay them back? This story grabs you emotionally and doesn't let go until the very end. Even when you think it's all been solved, Angie Dicken throws you another curve. Just when you think it is slowing down, things go rushing on. What an amazing ride and story. You feel like you are right there with Josie through this heartache and challenges. I am looking forward to the next book by Angie Dicken.

Another of the true crime series from Barbour Publishing, this one explores the horrific, gruesome grave robbers who exhumed bodies for “medical experimentation”. We follow the adventures of a poor girl, Josephine, who is thrown into this life in order to save her father from debtor’s prison and the murderers after him, barely escaping death herself. She’s thrown into the precarious position as a spy at the cotton mill, on the lookout for fatal injuries. It’s an interesting tale with intriguing characters. The ever-present Alvin lends to the mystery woven throughout, we meet mean-spirited Audra and Gerald, and of course a little romance is sprinkled in with Braham.

The author dealt with this topic without becoming graphic, making for a very interesting read.

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This is a well written story about a subject of the past most of us would rather forget about. What would it be like to be buried alive; whether hurried to your death on purpose, or because the medical field was not advanced enough to always catch when a person wasn't officially dead yet. Josephine Clayton, the main character in the story has a personal experience with escaping death at the last moment and feeling forced to be a part of the grave diggers, also referred to as the resurrectionists. While the medical field needed bodies to continue their study of science and medicine, robbing graves of freshly buried corpses was not legal and had to be accomplished under the cover of darkness. Follow Josie as she hides terrible secrets while working as a mill girl and using her knowledge of herbs to try and save lives.

Wow,what a book and story! Gothic,brave robbers,medical experiments,it never ended! Exciting as they come and this is a different kind of book that I usually read. Well written,graphic where you really know what's what! I don't like to tell the story cause if I did you wouldn't read the book and you really will miss out!!

3.5 stars- This is the latest book in Barbour’s true American crime series. This series takes true crimes in American history and creates a fictional story around these events. The crimes are pretty heavy in nature so I wasn’t expecting a light hearted read. It starts off morbid and pretty much continues down that path the whole book. After being mistaken for dead and even buried, Josephine Clayton wakes up to discover she is about to become the local doctor’s next medical experiment. Shocked and frightened to say the least she is saved from this gruesome fate but only if she gives the doctor a dead body to replace hers.
I was unfamiliar with the Resurrection Men and grave robbers but upon doing a little research I learned there were quite a lot of them in the late 1700s and early 1800s. Apparently donating your body to science was not a thing back then so doctors and scientists would pay a pretty penny to grave robbers for fresh dead bodies to dissect.
The story was well written but it was just a bit depressing to read at times. Even though it did have some romance in the story (and I did like Braham and Josephine), it sometimes felt like their relationship was a bit swift for me. Plus, I was surprised that as the head of the cotton mill that Braham would have been so quick to form a relationship with one of his workers.
I felt for poor Josephine, caught between a rock and a hard place in trying to help her father and having to be a part of such a horrible operation as body snatching. I’m not really sure what I would have done in her situation but am thankful I do not have to worry about it.
One thing I liked in the previous books in this series was the author’s note at the end giving more historical background about the true events in the story. This book did not have such a note. I think it would be great if the author would add one, giving more insight into the history and her research.
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A very enjoyable read that was well written and kept me in suspense. This is not my normal genre but I enjoyed it and would love to read more from this author. Thank you to Net Galley for the opportunity to read and review this book.

This was the first book I'd read by Angie Dicken, and I was blown away! From the first lines, I found it impossible to put this novel down. Hauntingly beautiful, the characters were rich in depth, and the settings oh-so-real. A must read for those who love historical romance.

I requested this book because it was in the True Crime Category. It is NOT true crime. I was disappointed and the story made no sense to me so I quit reading it.
It might be for some readers, just not for me.

The Yellow Lantern is the 3rd book in the True Colors Series. The story was more serious than in the first book, The White City, but it was still another enjoyable read. It is about the business of grave robbing for medical and scientific study at the beginning of the 19th century, which I didn't know happened. I would have liked some more historical background information at the end of the book just so I would know what American crime this book was about, but that's more of a personal thing, it isn't necessary to enjoy or understand the book.

The Yellow Lantern by Angie Dicken is book three in the True Colors of Crime series. While I enjoyed the first two and can't wait for the fourth one, The Gray Chamber, The Yellow Lantern didn't catch my attention as much. It was pretty dry and didn't capture float my attention. The premise was interesting, but Dicken spent too much time setting up the story like a Regency romance novel that I think the suspense element got kind of overlooked. Of course, the happily ever after ending happened between the main hero and heroine, but I wanted a lot more for the suspense element since this is what the series is being advertised as. Overall, The Yellow Lantern by Dicken promised to be something wonderful, but turned into something a little try and not that suspenseful. I still can't wait to read the next book in the series.

I received a complimentary copy of The Yellow Lantern by Angie Dicken from Barbour Publishing, but the opinions stated are all my own.

I requested, through Netgalley and Barbour Books, to read and review The Yellow Lantern by Angie Dicken. I was given an advanced reader ebook to do this. My opinions are my own and not required.

I have read the previous books in this series and enjoyed them. Each one by a different author. I was hoping I would feel the same about this book, but I do not. The concept is intriguing and has a lot of promise, but this book fell flat. It started strong but soon weakened to a slow, slightly boring read. I was totally confused on the main male characters relationship with his uncle. I never really knew if it was his biological uncle or just a kind person. Braham's, the nephew's, background was told but not in a clear manner and not one that made any sense. I don't see a real family treating one another as this was.

The main female character was a bit more interesting but still fell flat. She seemed to be the only one that reflected a Christian personality and that wasn't very strong. They all attended church but that seemed to be the main thing that made this a Christian book and it was disappointing.

This book had a lot of potential and the history would have been interesting. I am sorry the history part was so weak also.

I have not read any other book by Angie Dicken so I cannot comment or compare. I am not sure I will read more if they are like this one. I also hope that the editing is done better before going to market as there was a lot to be desired in that area.

I will not recommend this book to my friends. I give this book 3 out of 5 stars.

FTC Disclosure: NetGalley gave me a complimentary copy of this ebook. A positive review was not required. These are my honest thoughts.

Wow. From beginning to end, this story swept me away, into the gothic night of 1820s Massachusetts, where graves were being robbed… and hearts shattered.

The opening scene was so shocking and vividly written with powerful wording that I knew I was in for an adventure vintage actor Peter Lorre would probably have starred in as a show-stealing secondary character. The further in I got, the more I found to love about the book. That first impression of creepy gothic vibes grew stronger with each fresh turn of events. Yet, there was a thin thread of hope that tenuously broadened and lengthened until the final page revealed it wasn’t a thread alone but the complete foundation upon which the whole book was compiled.

I’m interested to see more from Mrs. Dicken. Are all of her stories so vividly told? Do they each sweep the reader away to another moment in time? Has she written any other gothic tales… or will she? This is definitely a genre in which she shines.

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Josie is caught up in a grave robbing scheme, after she is saved from being murdered by the doctor she works for.

This book kind of confused and bored me, honestly. There was so much going on that I was confused about which character went where and why they mattered at all. Also, what is up with the whole romance thing? It kind of felt like it was a ''fairy tale'' in a historical setting.

The Yellow Lantern is a edge of your seat, engrossing book. Well written and well characters. I would read more by this author.

I just finished reading “The Yellow Lantern” by Angie Dicken. What a gripping tale! I was hooked at the first paragraph. It was a great historical read that not only kept me intrigued but also educated me on something in history I knew very little about.