A Mystery Writers of America Edgar Award Finalist (Best Fact Crime) "Olsen has a gift for taking mountains of paperwork and interview material and weaving them into a cohesive narrative that is often difficult to put down, especially for die-hard true-crime fans. Because he frames the book as a step-by-step process of discovery, readers will feel like they're right there with him as he's knocking on doors and spinning out on the Midwestern ice. An engaging, well-researched historical excavation." -- Kirkus Reviews "The details of the case are gripping enough, but Olsen elevates them with sturdy prose, meticulous research, and admirable journalistic tenacity. This addendum to a once-settled story lands as much more than a footnote." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review) "The story is riveting.Folks interested in that peek behind the curtain will love this." -- Booklist "While Olsen's extensive written character analysis is built with avid descriptors of human characteristics and quirks, fed by a black oddball sense of humor, his work is also imbued with great compassion--for human foibles, human loves and losses, and even for those who take human life.

The Amish Wife is an absorbing and praiseworthy contribution to the understanding of murder." -- Splash Magazines.