This was an excellent installment in the “True.Colors” series!

I was really excited to see Liz Tolsma was writing it, as she’s written at least one other in the series, and it was one of my top reads among them.

Tolsma does a great job with this as well, creating quite a sense of mystery and whodunnit that kept me guessing to the end. She also breathes life into quite an extensive and varied cast of characters; I had a hard time keeping them straight sometimes, but that was on me more than anything else! They truly came alive in this read, and the way Tolsma made them relatable and even, for some of the more troublesome characters, worthy of sympathy was admirable.

I love how rooted in history the True Colors series is. The note at the end detailing just what happened and adding more historical fact and basis was incredible.

I received a copy of the book from the publisher via NetGalley. All opinions are my own.

The true tale of Sarah Robinson chilled the blood in my veins. The writing was engaging and kept me turning pages late into the night. The way the green dress tied in at the end gave me goose bumps. Looking forward to more by this author.

This historical fiction book is based off of true crimes and set in the late 1800's in Boston. It centers around the Robinson family and the mysterious deaths of several family members. It is a very suspenseful mystery and had me hooked til the end. Thank you NetGalley for a free ebook to review.

I am either-or on the books in the True Colors series. Some I haven’t been impressed with at all. The Green Dress is not one of those. It is chillingly well-written, intriguing, and does a fantastic job keeping the tension, danger, and suspense until the very end. I loved how protective Hattie is over the children and how loving Micheal is to his mom. If you enjoy reading historical Christian romance and suspense, you need to read The Green Dress.

I gave 5 stars for writing quality and storytelling. The author is a wordsmith, the writing is superb. The story itself ... it's hard to deal with, there's an extra horror factor when you consider it was based on reality. But the resilience and faith and strength of the protagonists is inspiring.

This has elements of horror (implied demon possession), romance, and mystery. So, if you like stories that keep you awake at night, then go for this one.

I received this book as a gift. There was no obligation to provide a review and no compensation for that review other than a really good read.

1886 Boston. Harriet Peters, a young, hat shop owner is devastated when her best friend Lizzie Robinson, dies shortly after a brief, but vicious bout of excruciating stomach pain. This seemingly contagious, mystery disease, took the lives of other members of Lizzie’s family not long before Lizzie became ill. The deaths leave the Robinsons reeling in grief.

Convinced by Lizzie’s mother that the family cannot do without her, the grieving Harriet is apprehensive about losing her independence and is determined to continue her shop orders but agrees to move in to help care for the young children left at the Robinson home.

New-to-town doctor, Michael Wheaton, is present at Lizzie’s bedside and is shaken by how ill she was before perishing. Wondering how a perfectly healthy young person can become deathly sick in such a short time, Michael’s suspicions grow, and he begins investigating.

As Harriet and Michael’s friendship blooms, Michael begins to care for her deeply and worries for her safety. Harriet’s trust in Michael grows and she begins to develop strong feelings for him. Will they survive if what Michael suspects is true?

The Green Dress is a superbly written historical fiction, based on true events. It threads fiction, history, crime, and faith, seamlessly.

I thoroughly enjoyed this history of true crime and highly recommend it.

Thank you to NetGalley and Barbour Publishing, for the read of Liz Tolma’s, The Green Dress.

Opinions expressed in my reviews are my own.

I am enjoying this series that lets readers into a world of crime and what it might have been like to be there when it happened. This story was particularly interesting to me because of the weapon of choice to murder. It is a slow and painful way to die.

Harriet is overwhelmed when she learns her dear friend becomes very ill. It was unnerving to learn other members of the family had died much the same way. Every time I read that someone had become ill I knew what was about to happen. The author does an amazing job of detailing the deaths and leaving a trail of suspects. The historical period was very vivid and I felt myself travel make in time to stand beside Harriet.

It was eerie to read that Mrs. Robinson continues to sew on a green dress. I had to find out what the significance the dress was to the story. I needed to know why Mrs. Robinson had premonitions about the deaths. It was a little weird that she thought her dead husband had something to do with the mystery. The story gave me chills as I continued to read. The author keeps her readers interested with subtle hints of the mystery and what the green dress had to do with everything. The ending is a shocker and be prepared to say “I didn’t see that coming.”

"I received a complimentary copy of this book from Barbour Publishing and was under no obligation to post a review."

The Green Dress by Liz Tolsma is an amazing tale of mystery and suspense based on a real family. Harriet Peters is a girl who has worked hard and finally has the hat shop of her dreams. She is happy living in the little apartment over the shop. But she feels a strong sense of debt and responsibility to the mother of her best friend Lizzie Robinson because of the help she received when she arrived in Boston. When her friend dies in spite of the efforts of Dr. Michael Wheaton, the new doctor in town, Harriet feels compelled to move back temporarily to help the family. But something is sinister is definitely going on in the Robinson household. Family members keep dying. Harriet wants to return to her hat shop, but what about the young children in the house. Will they be safe if she leaves? Will Harriet be safe if she stays, or will she too become a part of the trail of deaths? Michael and Harriet must find the answer to the mystery before anyone else dies.
I received a complimentary copy of this book from Barbour Publishing and was under no obligation to post a review. I recommend this story to anyone who enjoys a good suspense or mystery.

The Green Dress is based on strange, but true, historical events. It has a lot of different elements the reader could want in a book...mystery, drama, romance. I had not read any books in the True Color series before, but I certainly will in the future. Tolsma is a great writer. The characters come to life and any historical liberties she may have taken are believable and fit the storyline well. I would definitely recommend this book to anyone who enjoys historical crime/mystery novels. I myself prefer true crime when it comes to historical reading, so this was just right for my taste. I read this book quickly and can't wait to read others by this author.

Thanks to NetGalley for a chance to read this fine book in exchange for a fair review.

Fiction Based on Strange, But True, History…..they say that truth sometimes is stranger than fiction and when you read this book you will agree. I have read all of this series and it is hard to believe that the crimes were committed by people who seem to have no conscience or were mentally ill, although they seemed normal. The Green Dress is based on an actual criminal case and the background of the real case is explained at the end of the novel. Tolsma does her research well and pens her novel with very believable and interesting characters. To think that a woman was sewing a dress for her next victim to be buried in. When the dress was finished it was time for the next death to occur. A most interesting book to keep you reading until the last chapter……I received a complimentary ARC of this book from Barbour Publishing and NetGalley, I was under no obligation to post a review but am happy to leave this review.

This story is based on True American crimes. That itself is an attention-getter. As I read The Green Dress I wondered why there was a mystery around the dress. Even though I suspected who the killer was, I was intrigued by how the green dress was incorporated into the story.

Sweet Harriet Peters has such a good heart, wanting to help others sacrificially even while trying to grow her business of a hat shop. When her only friend dies from a painful death she promises to care for two small children. The mysterious house is full of strange people, some dying of the same death but yet it's not contagious. Young Dr. Wheaton is alerted when he witnesses the deaths and tries to warn Harriet that she may be the next victim. Since he's drawn to her that would be a tragedy.

I stayed up late last night to finish because I just had to find out why these mysterious deaths were occurring as well as who was the real killer. It is a true and shocking account.

I received a complimentary copy of this book from Barbour Publishing and was under no obligation to post a review.

This book was absolutely amazing. I loved the story; it had me on the edge of my seat the whole way through. Harriet has such a sweet disposition and compassion for people. I loved her devotion to her friends and to the Robinsons. That devotion leads to her blindness about the Robinson's suspicious deaths. Michael is the new doctor in town trying to make a name for himself. Michael understands what it is like to be the underdog and abused. Harriet and Michael meet and have the start of a tender relationship that is attacked by Mrs. Robinson. Harriet, wanting to honor Mrs. Robinson, puts a stop to the relationship with Michael. Michael is persistent in his care and concern for Harriet. This book is full of twists in it that I did not expect. To believe that the this book is based on a real case from many years ago, boggles my mind. I highly recommend this book to those that like clean books, mystery, and thrillers based on true crimes.
I received a copy of this book from Barbour books through NetGalley. This is my honest and voluntary review.

The Green Dress by Liz Tolsma is a part of the True Colors Historical Stories of American Crime series. I have read some other books from this series and The Green Dress does not disappoint.

Harriet lives in Boston. The Robinson family has taken her in after she fled a horrible engagement arranged by her father. She occasionally misses her family, but the pain is eased by her sweet best friend, Lizzie. Suddenly Lizzie is ill. Harriet leaves her millinery shop to tend to Lizzie. Lizzie passes a horrible death. This has been yet another death in the Robinson household. So many in so few years. What is going on? Lizzie encounters the town doctor and confides in him for help and to help find the cause of all the deaths. Who will tend to the others in the Robinson household? Is Harriet willing to give everything she has worked for to those who took her in when she was weakest?

This book is enthralling and will hold your attention. It has all the elements - history, mystery, romance and drama. It is also based on a true historical event. I throughly enjoyed The Green Dress and would recommend it.

I received a complimentary digital copy of this book from Barbour Publishing and was under no obligation to post a review.

Members of a family keep dying a painful death that doctors can’t diagnose. Harriett Peters moves in after her dear friend Lizzie Robinson dies to care for Lizzie’s young sister and cousin Tommy.
Mrs. Robinson took Harriett in when she may have ended up living on the street, so Harriett feels beholden to her, but Mrs. Robinson’s obsessiveness is extreme. In her loyalty, Harriett overlooks concerns voiced by Dr. Michael Wheaton. Her refusal to face the reality in front of her was frustrating.
With all the deaths, there’s a heaviness to the story. It was easy to guess the meaning of the green dress.
The Robinson family and their demise are historical facts, but not Harriett and Michael.

I just finished reading "The Green Dress" by Liz Tolsma, and it was good! 4⭐. This book is fiction based on true, but strange, history. The poor Robinson family💔. I read through this book pretty quick. I had to know what happened next.
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In a previous review of The Woman in the Green Dress, I shared that in once had a dream of my mother wearing a green dress before she passed. Here’s another book I found about a green dress! I’m sure there’s more, but we’ll move to this next one core any others, okay?

In the late 1800s, Harriet runs away from her family and hone because her abusive father wanted her to marry their even more abusive neighbor. She finds herself making friends with Lizzie Robinson and her family, who take her in. Lizzie’s mother helps Harriet get a job at the department store and later helps her open her shop where Harriet makes hats for the women in the area. Harriet also moves into the apartment above her shop.

One day, Lizzie is suddenly I’ll with severe stomach pains. Harriet attempts to nurse her best friend while everyone else is at work. Unable to recover, Lizzie dies after Harriet promises to watch the children, Lizzie’s cousin Tommy and her little sister Gracie. Lizzie moves back in with the Robinson’s in order for it to be more convenient for the children and Mrs Robinson insists the contagion is outside their home.

Months later, Tommy falls ill as well. He’s just a child at 7 years old, but has similar symptoms that Lizzie had. Harriet has made friends with the new doctor in town, Dr Michael Wheaton, and she asks him for his thoughts on Tommy’s symptoms and explains about previous individuals who also had similar symptoms. Dr Wheaton goes through all his medical books to find the cause of these mysterious symptoms. He even confers with his mentor, who is also suspicious. Without getting any better, Tommy also dies.

Dr Wheaton is very suspicious. He goes to the police to ask what he can do to solve this mysterious illness. It’s not until Lizzie’s brother Willie, who also falls ill, that Dr Wheaton and Dr White are able to get a sample of what’s causing this illness and gets it tested to see what’s in it. Next thing, Harriet herself finds herself ill. What happens to Willie and Harriet? Will the doctors find out what’s going on?

The Green Dress by Liz Tolsma was provided complimentary in exchange for an honest review. I give this book 5 out of 5 tiaras because it kept me at the edge of my seat curious what would happen next and what the results would show. It was at the very end of the book that I learned this is based off a real family that went through such traumatic events. How desperate for such a thing would happen!

Danger! The Green Dress is based on a true American criminal happening! I did not like Mrs. Robinson from the beginning! Members of her family keep dying but the family doctor does not know what the cause is. Her husband, sister, brother-in-law, nephew, daughter, son pass away within a few years time. She had earlier taken in a starving young immigrant, Harriet Peters. Harriet was a sweet young lady but she did not stand up for herself. Dr. Michael Wheaton was a great male protagonist who Harriet asked to see the young nephew. He has a new medical practice but is suspicious of this mysterious illness. The ending was somewhat obvious from the beginning but it was interesting how it came about. I received a complimentary e-book from Barbour Publishing and NetGalley. This is my honest opinion.

"The Green Dress" is a medium paced , set in the late 1880s in the city of Boston. The Robinsons were not mere acquitances of Harriet Peters , they are her saviour and Elizabeth "Lizzie" Robinson was her best and only friend. Lizzie died of a mysterious disease - symptoms being terrible stomach burns and constant spewing. Her father , aunt , uncle and younger sister had died of the same mysterious disease. Doctors failed in diagnosing and treating the sufferers.

Miss Peters tried her best saving her best friend- nursed her and even brought in a new doctor ,Dr Wheaton , to prevent her best friend from dying but she was to late. Lizzie left for her heavenly abode and Harriet promised her that the former will take care of the latter's nephew , Tommy, and younger sister , Gracie. In order to fulfill her promise she shifted back to the Robison Apartment but there was something very wrong . Dr Wheaton felt the same - he had a hunch and went on investigating - reading all possible medical books and journals.

The book reflects the devoting nature of Americans in the late 19th century . Liz Tolsma did a great job in shaping the plot and creating a cast of characters with wide shades of qualities. Dr . Beers was spooky from the very beginning - at least for me - good Lord I was so scared of him. Charley was so lovable and the children - I want to have tea parties with them ! This novel reflects the nature of crime in the land of America in the century bygone . The book deals with some serious issues - like greed for money , mental sickness and many more horrifying matters. The whole business is horrible yet fascinating to read. This is part of the "True Colours" series. It was a mind blowing - heart wrenching - gut twisting read. Go grab your copy now !

I am grateful to Net Galley and Barbour Publishing for providing me with the review copy!

I’m enjoying this series of books that are about true crimes in history. This story is one I had never heard before. The beginning I felt was a little slower but I really enjoyed the last half of the book and couldn’t put it down! I received this book from Net Galley in exchange for a honest review.

Told from the perspective of Harriet Peters, a young woman struggling to establish a milliner's shop in Somerville, MA, The Green Dress delves into the tragic death of Harriet's best friend, Lizzie Robinson. Soon after the tragic death of her friend, Harriet moves into the Robinson home to help care for Lizzie's nephew and younger sister.

Harriet asks Dr. Michael Wheaton, a recent medical school graduate, to help her friend Lizzie, and Michael starts to wonder if something nefarious is happening at the Robinson household when Thomas falls ill with the same mysterious symptoms that Lizzie had. Especially when he discovers that Lizzie and Thomas aren't the first ones to suffer and die.

If you like a good mystery, this one fits the bill. The main characters struggle with questions of faith and self-confidence. The religious platitudes following the death of different members of the Robinson family might be off-putting for non-Christians, but overall it's a good story.