As suggested by Audible ratings guidelines, this is a “pretty good” telling of a grim story. Author Olsen covers the ground in meticulous detail, including large sections of riveting courtroom testimony in his account of the Tanya Reid case.
Olsen’s use of literary devices such as metaphors and similes results in a swamp of purple prose. Descriptions such as, “It pierces the air like a penny nail through a pop can,” are a poor fit in a genre that calls for clean, clinical language. (Turns out he was talking about the wind.) His description of a medical specialist as having “more degrees than a thermometer” sounds flippant and disrespectful, and is significantly out of order when referring to the doctor’s educational and professional achievements.
Kevin Pierce turns in his usual dependable performance. One quibble: the correct pronunciation of “Munchausen” is Münkhausen, with the “ch” sounding like a “k”.