The Yellow Lantern

by Angie Dicken

Book Overview

Forced to Spy for Grave Robbers
True Colors - Fiction Based on Strange-But-True History

In 1824, Josephine Clayton is considered dead by everyone in her Massachusetts village--especially the doctor she has assisted for several months. Yet, she is still very much alive.

After the doctor's illegal dealing with his body snatcher to obtain her body, Josephine awakens, positioned as the next corpse for his research. To...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1643520830
• ISBN13: 9781643520834
• Release Date: August 2019
• Publisher: Barbour Publishing
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.6" x 8.4"

Customer Reviews

Good historical fiction

The Yellow Lantern by Angie Dicken is part of the True Colors series which are fictional stories based on true American crime. Having read the first couple books in the series, The White City and The Pink Bonnet, I was looking forward to reading The Yellow Lantern and was not disappointed. The author drew me in immediately as in the first few pages she describes the near-death experience of a young woman thought to be dead. Set in a small Massachusetts village during the early 1820s, the book tells the story of a woman caught in a dreadful and wicked web of deceit and grave-robbing. Death had led Josie and her father down a dark path into the hands of dangerous and ruthless individuals. Would the nightmare ever end and justice prevail? Would her passion for healing lead to her purpose in life or would evil thwart her destiny? The author brings an exciting edge-of-the-seat climax to this historical fiction account of the illegal practice of body-snatching. 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. The story pulls on the reader’s emotions, shock and horror, anger and revenge, sorrow and compassion. It is a book that kept my interest and I look forward to reading more from this author. I received a complimentary copy of this book via Barbour Publishing and CelebrateLit. A favorable review was not required and opinions are my own. This review is part of a CelebrateLit blog tour.

Quiet and Sneaky!

The YELLOW LANTERN: TRUE COLORS: HISTORICAL STORIES of AMERICAN CRIME Author, Angie Dicken Paperback, 256 pages Published August 1st 2019 by Barbour Books ISBN 1643520830 (ISBN13: 9781643520834) Series True Colors In the past, things weren't always done that would be approved by society. In 1824, Miss Josephine Clayton had fallen ill, during a fever outbreak in her town. She died and was buried in the local graveyard, only to awaken later, at the moldering laboratory of the putrid local physician, Dr. Chadwick-who was at that moment, going to chop her up into itty-bitty pieces! Her father is in some sort of trouble and Josephine has worked hard to pay off his debts. Now, Dr. Clayton says that Josephine OWES him some dead body's, in order for to pay for a debt to a powerful man. Since Dr. Clayton didn't get to dissect her and he needs more. In order for her to pay...a mill job at the local clothing mill, she will have a bed in one of the boardinghouses where the girls stay and have three good meals every item is taken out of her pay. I received a complimentary copy of this book from Barbour Publishing and was under no obligation to post a review. The YELLOW LANTERN: TRUE COLORS: HISTORICAL STORIES of AMERICAN CRIME Author, Angie Dicken Paperback, 256 pages Published August 1st 2019 by Barbour Books ISBN 1643520830 (ISBN13: 9781643520834) Series True Colors