About the Book

Book: The Gold Digger

Author: Liz Tolsma

Genre: Christian/Historical/Suspense

Release Date: December, 2020

Men Are Disappearing in LaPorte, Indiana

Book 9 in the True Colors series—Fiction Based on Strange-But True History

Fiction Based on Strange, But True, History

In 1907, shy but loyal Ingrid Storset travels from Norway to support her grieving sister, Belle Gunness, who owns a farm in LaPorte, Indiana. Well-to-do widow Belle, who has lost two husbands and several children, provides Ingrid with enough money to start a small business. But Ingrid is confused by the string of men Belle claims to be interviewing for her next husband. When Nils Lindherud comes to town looking for his missing brother, who said he was going to marry Belle, Ingrid has a sinking feeling her sister is up to no good.

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About the Author

Liz Tolsma is a popular speaker and an editor and the owner of the Write Direction Editing. An almost-native Wisconsinite, she resides in a quiet corner of the state with her husband and is the mother of three. Her son proudly serves as a U.S. Marine. They adopted all of their children internationally, and one has special needs. When she gets a few spare minutes, she enjoys reading, relaxing on the front porch, walking, working in her large perennial garden, and camping with her family.

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This story was so much fun to write, and the research was so interesting. It has to rank up there with one of my favorite books to write. That’s what makes my job the best around.

There are a great number of characters in The Gold Digger who are historical. Many of the places I mention are also historical. I had the pleasure of spending a day in LaPorte, Indiana, to research the book and take some pictures they had in the museum there. Research is one of my favorite aspects to writing. I could have spent much, much longer losing myself in the museum and in the archives. Good thing my cousin, who I was staying with, called me to let me know that it was getting dark and she had dinner ready, otherwise who knows how long I would have been there. Probably until they kicked me out!

One thing that the people of LaPorte would want you to know is that they really are nice people and that their town is a nice town. Lots of good people have been born there or have lived there over the years, including Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts, William Mayo, who founded Mayo Clinic, and William Scholl, who found Dr. Scholl’s. They kept emphasizing to me while I was there what a great place LaPorte is. Judging by their friendliness and helpfulness, I would have to agree.

To help you better visualize the characters and setting, here are some photographs of the real people and places that appear in The Gold Digger.

Enjoy the book!

Liz

My Review:

I have enjoyed the historical aspects of all the other books in the True Colors series. Each one seems to get even more riveting than the last book.

The book is about Belle Gunness whom is reported to have killed more than 40 people somewhere between 1840 and 1908. She was a serial killer. The book is set in the early 1900s in LaPorte, Indiana. Liz Tolsma does an amazing job giving you historical fiction and facts in a tasteful manner that still captures the horror of her heinous crimes she did. This was an interesting story that was well written book. The story is sobering and may not be for everyone.

Belle grew up dirt poor in Norway and came to America for the American dream. She quickly found out that to get that dream quicker was fraud of life insurance. Since she couldn’t risk too many claims after deceased husbands and children she found another way. She advertised for mail order husbands that were well-off suitors and convinced them to bring cash to invest in her hog farm.

Ingrid Storset came from Norway to comfort her grieving sister, Belle. Ingrid is a sweet and innocent person who doesn’t see her sister the way she really is. She loves her sister and her sister’s biological and foster daughter.

Then Nils Lindherud shows up to search for his brother’s mysterious disappearance. Ingrid and Nils have deep faith and start working together to find out the truth of what Belle is doing. I really enjoyed Nils and Ingrids characters and the depth of both characters. The author draws you into the characters and the twist and turns of the story makes this an interesting read.

I look forward to more stories from Liz Tolsma in the future.

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