Tell Me Everything: The Story of a Private Investigation
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- Author：Erika Krouse
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Summary
Part memoir and part literary true crime， Tell Me Everything is the mesmerizing story of a landmark sexual assault investigation and the private investigator who helped crack it open。
Erika Krouse has one of those faces。 “I don’t know why I’m telling you this，” people say， spilling confessions。 In fall 2002， Krouse accepts a new contract job investigating lawsuits as a private investigator。 The role seems perfect for her， but she quickly realizes she has no idea what she’s doing。 Then a lawyer named Grayson assigns her to investigate a sexual assault， a college student who was attacked by football players and recruits at a party a year earlier。 Krouse knows she should turn the assignment down; her own history with sexual violence makes it all too personal。 But she takes the job anyway， inspired by Grayson’s conviction that he could help change things forever--and maybe she could， too。
Over the next five years， Krouse learns everything she can about P。 I。 technique， tracking down witnesses and investigating a culture of sexual assault and harassment ingrained in the university’s football program。 But as the investigation grows into a national scandal and a historic civil rights case， she finds herself increasingly consumed。 When the case and her life both implode at the same time， she must figure out how to help win the case without losing herself。
Erika Krouse has one of those faces。 “I don’t know why I’m telling you this，” people say， spilling confessions。 In fall 2002， Krouse accepts a new contract job investigating lawsuits as a private investigator。 The role seems perfect for her， but she quickly realizes she has no idea what she’s doing。 Then a lawyer named Grayson assigns her to investigate a sexual assault， a college student who was attacked by football players and recruits at a party a year earlier。 Krouse knows she should turn the assignment down; her own history with sexual violence makes it all too personal。 But she takes the job anyway， inspired by Grayson’s conviction that he could help change things forever--and maybe she could， too。
Over the next five years， Krouse learns everything she can about P。 I。 technique， tracking down witnesses and investigating a culture of sexual assault and harassment ingrained in the university’s football program。 But as the investigation grows into a national scandal and a historic civil rights case， she finds herself increasingly consumed。 When the case and her life both implode at the same time， she must figure out how to help win the case without losing herself。
Reviews
Elisa
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Synopsis so far: I am so good at this。 I was meant to do this。 I was born with the ability to do this。 My face means I can do this。。。。。I'm so terrible at this。 Why do I suck at this？ I'm going to get fired because I'm so bad at this。。。and repeat Synopsis so far: I am so good at this。 I was meant to do this。 I was born with the ability to do this。 My face means I can do this。。。。。I'm so terrible at this。 Why do I suck at this？ I'm going to get fired because I'm so bad at this。。。and repeat 。。。more
Lacey Laird
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4。5 🌟Erika Krouse’s memoir of being a private investigator of a rape case among college football players at a Colorado university。 This novel is riveting and difficult to comprehend such a horrible coverup could take place on a college campus。 Erika’s own family dysfunction and sexual abuse was unbelievably raw。 I had to take breaks listening to this audiobook because the content was so extremely heavy。 Thank you NetGalley and Macmillan Audio for this audiobook。
Giulia
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To summarize this book in one word …。intense。 I’ve never read a book that has caused me to feel so much anger that I had to stop reading to calm down。 The book itself is incredibly well written and captivating and you can’t help feeling frustration and anger as the investigation and case unfolds and even the ending will still leave you angry。 This book is based on the real investigation behind the Colorado Recruiting Scandal in the early 2000s where’re the entire University， athletic department， To summarize this book in one word …。intense。 I’ve never read a book that has caused me to feel so much anger that I had to stop reading to calm down。 The book itself is incredibly well written and captivating and you can’t help feeling frustration and anger as the investigation and case unfolds and even the ending will still leave you angry。 This book is based on the real investigation behind the Colorado Recruiting Scandal in the early 2000s where’re the entire University， athletic department， coaches and athletes not only dismissed SA accusations but in many ways promoted instances of sexual assault through disgusting recruiting practices and a terrible culture。 This book is by no means light hearted and in my instances it’s very uncomfortable and unsettling to read。 Every time someone blamed the victims or defended the athletes/coaches/university I wanted to throw the book at the wall。 I loved and hated reading this book。 。。。more
Lindsey
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What a truly heartbreaking story。 Tell Me Everything is about a woman who becomes a private investigator who doesn't have any training in the field。 Erika gives us important details about the case she worked on about a university that is being sued after a female is allegedly raped by football players。 The pattern that is shown throughout the case with more than one female is very troubling and upsettling。 Many times while listening to this book I had to stop just because of how angry I was at t What a truly heartbreaking story。 Tell Me Everything is about a woman who becomes a private investigator who doesn't have any training in the field。 Erika gives us important details about the case she worked on about a university that is being sued after a female is allegedly raped by football players。 The pattern that is shown throughout the case with more than one female is very troubling and upsettling。 Many times while listening to this book I had to stop just because of how angry I was at the system and how it was just acceptable behavior。 Erika talks about the case while intertwining her own trauma and abuse she has endured throughout her life。 This is definitely a story to pick up if you are interested in true crime and memoirs。 This was truly a eye opening story。 Thank you to Netgalley and Flatiron books for allowing me to have an advanced audiobook copy。 Tell Me Everything comes out on March 15th 2022。 I rated this book 4。5 stars。 。。。more
Ashley Poreda
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Powerful， I couldn’t put it down。
Amanda Pierson
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This book read like fiction， and at times I wished it was。 This book follows a woman who becomes a private investigator for a civil case against a university who condoned sexual assault and a culture where their female students weren’t safe;and how these women， coming forward with their testimonies， made a difference。
Melissa Leigh
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You know that girl in high school who suffered from not diabetes but lie-abetes？ The one who claimed to go to Paris every summer and intern for fashion greats even though she was 14？ The one who was dating the pop singer and could totally prove it but kept forgetting to bring in their love letters？ Who was born in the Bronx and grew up in LA but inexplicably was living in suburban nowhere？ But when you asked why she explained it was because her family was in the witness protection program？ She’s You know that girl in high school who suffered from not diabetes but lie-abetes？ The one who claimed to go to Paris every summer and intern for fashion greats even though she was 14？ The one who was dating the pop singer and could totally prove it but kept forgetting to bring in their love letters？ Who was born in the Bronx and grew up in LA but inexplicably was living in suburban nowhere？ But when you asked why she explained it was because her family was in the witness protection program？ She’s also xenophobic and problematic as hell and fully believes that everyone believes her pathological lies？ That’s who wrote this book。I’m on page 5 and the author has already stereotyped and mocked Japanese women and written bizarre， clearly made up， would never happen encounters that led her to her PI job。 This book is a self indulgent lie fest。 Skip it。 。。。more
Ashley Picard
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Dark content making parts hard to read but a fascinating story of how the author becomes a PI with no training or experience to tackle a case with deep seeded roots in how wealth and being a male has been protected for so long in this country。
lou
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Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers for the eARC。 A suffocating but captivating read， "Tell Me Everything" tells the story of how the author got to be a private investigator of a major case with no experience beforehand。Despite having really heavy topics， I couldn't put this down， the writing kept you hooked wanting to know what would happen next。This was the reason as to why I didnt really mind the pacing but yeah， it was really slow but I also think that's the point， this was not an eas Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers for the eARC。 A suffocating but captivating read， "Tell Me Everything" tells the story of how the author got to be a private investigator of a major case with no experience beforehand。Despite having really heavy topics， I couldn't put this down， the writing kept you hooked wanting to know what would happen next。This was the reason as to why I didnt really mind the pacing but yeah， it was really slow but I also think that's the point， this was not an easy thing， case to go through。To be honest， I had no idea what this book was about and requested solely for the cover and some words I saw in the description， so， the content surprised me， a lot。 The author at first tells us everything that went through this huge case which was amazing to read since， yes， I do consume a lot of true crime stuff but I never got this much insight on how things actually are， looking back on the tv shows and movies I watched， they make it a lot more "simpler"。 And then， she recalls something that happened to her when she was a child， and how it impacts her to this day， how bad the relationship with her family is and how she treats herself for it。 Even if I was hooked because of the true crime stuff， everything she wrote about her own life and feelings were really touching， really hard to read too since I can't believe how cold your own family can be but still， I appreciated this so much， the way she talked about trauma， how she described her emotions， so raw and profound。Overall， an amazing read， didnt expect to love this as much as I did and I hope it gets the recognition it deserves ！！ 。。。more
Firetruckmama
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I received an eARC of this book from NetGalley and the publisher。“Tell Me Everything” is a non-fiction true-crime （names changed） memoir by Erika Krouse。 I was so happy to have received an advance copy of this book because the description and cover grabbed my attention。 This was a difficult read - and by that I mean the subject matter。 There’s not only the case at the college （for those that care， there’s an easily accessible timeline online about the case）， but also Ms。 Krouse examining her own I received an eARC of this book from NetGalley and the publisher。“Tell Me Everything” is a non-fiction true-crime （names changed） memoir by Erika Krouse。 I was so happy to have received an advance copy of this book because the description and cover grabbed my attention。 This was a difficult read - and by that I mean the subject matter。 There’s not only the case at the college （for those that care， there’s an easily accessible timeline online about the case）， but also Ms。 Krouse examining her own sexual abuse。 I found the information about how she fell into her PI job - along with how she gathered information - to be fascinating。 I have to admit， I’ve never felt compelled to “just open up” to a person - maybe that’s my severe introversion and the fact that I’m guarded？ I found the part about “tells” to be interesting too， as I’ve observed some but not to the degree Ms。 Krouse has developed。 Not having been in Ms。 Krouse’s shoes regarding her relationship with her family， I found her wanting to have a relationship with her mother to be a difficult to understand。 I could read Ms。 Krouse’s reasons for wanting the relationship， but at the same time the things that worked so well for Ms。 Krouse professionally as a PI seemed to have failed her when emotions were involved regarding her parent。 I’m glad that I read this book - in fact I’m really glad I did。 I had heard about the case （though more surface level） and found the legal information （thanks for providing an explanation of different juries and cases， Ms。 Krouse） informative。 While I’ve read other true crime books， this one approached it not from the cop or reporter angle， which I found interestingly different。 I found how Ms。 Krouse wrote about those she interviewed - from Daisy to Ivy to King - treated fairly; she may not have liked them， but they were treated fairly。 This book took a different take/side on the case， which I found enticing enough to do some online research - always a plus in my book。 。。。more
Nicole
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Tell Me Everything from Erika Krouse is part memoir and part true crime detailing an investigation into systemic sexual assault by a college football organization in Colorado。 The writer tells her story of working with college victims of rape and in pursuit of justice the she inevitably relives her own haunted past 。This is an extremely well written and engaging book。 I really admired the author’s brutally honest and candid telling of this story。 Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for a co Tell Me Everything from Erika Krouse is part memoir and part true crime detailing an investigation into systemic sexual assault by a college football organization in Colorado。 The writer tells her story of working with college victims of rape and in pursuit of justice the she inevitably relives her own haunted past 。This is an extremely well written and engaging book。 I really admired the author’s brutally honest and candid telling of this story。 Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
KayleeNeedsANewBook
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Tell me everything by Erika krouse ⭐⭐⭐/5Real talk。 。 Unpopular opinion。 I didn't love this one as much as I thought I would。 I love true crime。 And the writing is absolutely beautiful。 So why didn't I love this one enough to give 5 stars。 I don't know 。 I guess I felt like although I was watching an episode of Law & Order SVU ， the story just didn't seem to unfold fast enough。 Call me impatient。 I devoured this one ， each page hoping for more 。 The topic is jaw dropping and a real issue， dubbed Tell me everything by Erika krouse ⭐⭐⭐/5Real talk。 。 Unpopular opinion。 I didn't love this one as much as I thought I would。 I love true crime。 And the writing is absolutely beautiful。 So why didn't I love this one enough to give 5 stars。 I don't know 。 I guess I felt like although I was watching an episode of Law & Order SVU ， the story just didn't seem to unfold fast enough。 Call me impatient。 I devoured this one ， each page hoping for more 。 The topic is jaw dropping and a real issue， dubbed "the rapevine" A woman with no real training delves into the world of investigative discovery and entwines her real life trauma with the current systematic world of football teams and their seemingly disgusting behavior。 What you read will make you sad， And it will make you angry 。 Complete raw emotion， is whats best used to describe the feeling the writer has you overcome with 。Erika has a face strangers tell personal things to 。 Its why she feels shes best at what she does 。In the persuit of justice she inevitably relives her own haunted past 。 Making this more difficult for her to process。 More personal。 Igniting her need to hit them where it hurts 。 Despite the sad reality of truth and the （ what I felt ） anticlimactic ending for all involved Erika seemingly overcomes her own demons。 Thanks to the love of her husband， and her strong character that enables her to see recovery is possible and hope is around the corner。 Thank you @netgalley for the E copy of #tellmeeverything by #erikaKrouse #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #thriller #ilikethrillers #march2022 #books #bookworm #ilovetoread #tbr #booksaremagic #booksofinstagram #booksarelife #booknerd #bibliophile #bibliophilelife #bookreview #instagramfeature #review #bookcommunity #bookfamily #boostagramfeature #bookbuddies #bookfriends #truecrime #memoir 。。。more
James
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great novel here is an amazon link to it if you want to check it https://amzn。to/35MlxIg great novel here is an amazon link to it if you want to check it https://amzn。to/35MlxIg 。。。more
Amy
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I have one of those faces where people often ask if they know me。 So does the author Erika Krouse。 People she never met would often tell her the deepest thinkings。 She was doing temp work while trying to work on her dream of being an author。 While in a bookstore one day， after telling her his secrets， Grayson， a lawyer， would ask her to come work as a private investigator， getting others to tell her their secrets。 One of her first big cases is a sexual assault case against a large university。 Wo I have one of those faces where people often ask if they know me。 So does the author Erika Krouse。 People she never met would often tell her the deepest thinkings。 She was doing temp work while trying to work on her dream of being an author。 While in a bookstore one day， after telling her his secrets， Grayson， a lawyer， would ask her to come work as a private investigator， getting others to tell her their secrets。 One of her first big cases is a sexual assault case against a large university。 Women are being attacked by football players and recruits without any consequence。 Grayson and Erika begin a five year journey into trying to bring a Title IX civil suit against the university。 More and more women are found who have been assaulted by these football players， most of them are afforded no kind of justice even after going to police and the university。 As Erika does all the legwork for this suit， she is also dealing with a absolutely toxic relationship with most of her family。 The book chronicles the sexual violence she suffered as a small child from a family member only known as X and the emotional abuse heaped on her by her mother。 She has spent her entire life trying to get her family to believe what happened to her as a child with no success。 While the university tries to put band aid after band aid on the violence that has been allowed for years without any type of true validation of the damage from the rape culture allowed by the university， it took years of digging for information for the women to find any type of justice。 As the author details her investigation， she must begin to really process the abuse that she suffered as a child。 It took a moment to get really involved in the story， but once I did I couldn't stop reading。 The thoughts that such violence is allowed to happen， all in the name of a winning football season is beyond belief。 The writing of this memoir was amazing， but also so is watching the journey Erika shares of her own trek towards acceptance of the abuse she suffered。 。。。more
Sabrina
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Thank you Goodreads and Flatiron books for the opportunity to read this fascinating story and provide an unbiased review。 This was a truly fascinating story and I definitely agree with others that it was hard to put down。 I hesitate to say the story was good because when dealing with this subject matter it just doesn’t seem appropriate。 But， I do have to say that the difficult stories were expertly told， leading to emotions from disgust to hope。 I learned a lot about the seedier side of college Thank you Goodreads and Flatiron books for the opportunity to read this fascinating story and provide an unbiased review。 This was a truly fascinating story and I definitely agree with others that it was hard to put down。 I hesitate to say the story was good because when dealing with this subject matter it just doesn’t seem appropriate。 But， I do have to say that the difficult stories were expertly told， leading to emotions from disgust to hope。 I learned a lot about the seedier side of college sports and that people truly can suck。 。。。more
Erin
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Erika Krouse has a familiar face that leads virtual strangers to open up to her， spilling secrets they would never dream of telling anyone else。 A serendipitous meeting with an attorney who was compelled to do just that realized Erika's potential as a private investigator and offered her a job to help him build a case against a major university for a groundbreaking Title IX case。 Equally interesting were the meticulous and creative research methods that Erika used to uncover leads for witnesses Erika Krouse has a familiar face that leads virtual strangers to open up to her， spilling secrets they would never dream of telling anyone else。 A serendipitous meeting with an attorney who was compelled to do just that realized Erika's potential as a private investigator and offered her a job to help him build a case against a major university for a groundbreaking Title IX case。 Equally interesting were the meticulous and creative research methods that Erika used to uncover leads for witnesses and the way she leveraged human nature to compel those identified to cooperate and testify。 The dual threads of Erika's personal life and that of the trajectory of the case intersected and intertwined and lead to a fascinating， fast-paced read。 Thank you to Flatiron Books and NetGalley for the opportunity to read Tell Me Everything and provide an honest review。 。。。more
Meghan ReadsBooks
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Thank you Flatiron Books （MacMillan） for supporting a memoir and work such as Tell Me Everything from Erika Krouse （thank you for the ebook copy via NetGalley）。 I acknowledge as well the value in Ms Krouse's story， her willingness to share her pursuit of justice while navigating her own life and experiences during her investigation。There is continued value in sharing the stories of sexual assault and recognizing how institutional structures， be it here university and athletics and patriarchal no Thank you Flatiron Books （MacMillan） for supporting a memoir and work such as Tell Me Everything from Erika Krouse （thank you for the ebook copy via NetGalley）。 I acknowledge as well the value in Ms Krouse's story， her willingness to share her pursuit of justice while navigating her own life and experiences during her investigation。There is continued value in sharing the stories of sexual assault and recognizing how institutional structures， be it here university and athletics and patriarchal notions or elite companies or politics etc。。。， shape and uphold permission to treat bodies， individuals， as objects。 I appreciate that Ms。 Krouse shared vulnerabilities but also professional explorations of assault on a college campus and how such early investigations prior to the #metoo movement were particularly challenging， isolating， and even risky in many ways。 I appreciate the depth of the investigation and how it became a part of important attention to college campuses and Title IX。 I hope that others will engage with this book， it is worthy of discussion for those open to the challenging topic and I am glad I had the chance to read and share this review。 。。。more
Amy C
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Incredible book！ One of the best books I’ve ever read。 The subject matter is infuriating， but this book shines the necessary light on college football players， and coaches， being above the law when it comes to abusing women and sexual assault。 Great read！ Highly recommend！
Tisa
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Reading this as an advanced readers edition。 Just over halfway through it and can't put it down！Now i have finished it！ She shares some very raw emotions of her own intermittently between telling the story of the rape（s） investigation。 Very well written。 Reading this as an advanced readers edition。 Just over halfway through it and can't put it down！Now i have finished it！ She shares some very raw emotions of her own intermittently between telling the story of the rape（s） investigation。 Very well written。 。。。more
Sarah
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Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for an ARC to review！Rating （on a scale of 1 to 5， 5 being excellent）Quality of writing: 4Pace: 4Plot development: 4Characters: 5Enjoyability: 5Ease of Reading: 4Overall rating: 4 out of 5
Renee （itsbooktalk）
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LOVED！！ 4。5 stars rounded up- This was a fascinating story of a woman who becomes a private investigator after having zero training。 Erica Kraus begins working for a lawyer on a landmark civil rights case suing a pac 12 university after a female student is allegedly raped by male football players。 What transpires will make readers angry while also providing a fascinating look at the ins and out of private investigation。 I also found Erica's personal life story which she weaves in throughout to b LOVED！！ 4。5 stars rounded up- This was a fascinating story of a woman who becomes a private investigator after having zero training。 Erica Kraus begins working for a lawyer on a landmark civil rights case suing a pac 12 university after a female student is allegedly raped by male football players。 What transpires will make readers angry while also providing a fascinating look at the ins and out of private investigation。 I also found Erica's personal life story which she weaves in throughout to be sad yet fascinating。 I binged this in a day， readers who love true crime and memoir should pick this up 。。。more
Melissa
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Thanks to Netgalley and Flatiron for the opportunity to read and review this title prior to publication。 This is a memoir/literary true crime about an investigation into systemic sexual assault by a college football organization in Colorado， and the woman who investigated for the civil case against the school midst grappling with her own history of sexual violence。 I read this book in one day and had trouble putting it down in between reading sessions。 The writing is beautiful despite the tragic Thanks to Netgalley and Flatiron for the opportunity to read and review this title prior to publication。 This is a memoir/literary true crime about an investigation into systemic sexual assault by a college football organization in Colorado， and the woman who investigated for the civil case against the school midst grappling with her own history of sexual violence。 I read this book in one day and had trouble putting it down in between reading sessions。 The writing is beautiful despite the tragic content。 Erika has the sort of face that leads people to all of a sudden tell her their darkest secrets， and she accidentally falls into private investigation work because of this。 I loved the "pauses" in the story where she discussed the history of private investigation as well as her relationship with her husband。 The different parts of the story are weaved together seamlessly， and her writing style is warm and inviting。 I was blown away。 。。。more
Elaine
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Thank you to NetGalley for an ARC of Tell Me Everything。I knew this was going to be a difficult and heart wrenching read - not because it's written poorly （it's not） or because I didn't care about what the author was saying （I do！） but because it's a very painful subject to listen and read about。Part memoir and part true crime， Ms。 Krouse discusses how she became a P。I。 and was hired to investigate a sexual assault at a university。As the author delves deep into interviewing the victims and p Thank you to NetGalley for an ARC of Tell Me Everything。I knew this was going to be a difficult and heart wrenching read - not because it's written poorly （it's not） or because I didn't care about what the author was saying （I do！） but because it's a very painful subject to listen and read about。Part memoir and part true crime， Ms。 Krouse discusses how she became a P。I。 and was hired to investigate a sexual assault at a university。As the author delves deep into interviewing the victims and perpetrators involved in the case， she discovers a systematic rape culture inherent at the school。 At the same time， she is forced to recall and deal with her own horrific childhood abuse at the hands of someone very close to her。When the case hits a legal snag， Ms。 Krouse's personal life is also upended as she struggles with her contentious family; a family who refused to acknowledge her abuse and her abuser who is very much alive and well， her own feelings and where she stands as a survivor， woman， sister， daughter， and wife。I enjoyed the author's snippets of P。I。 history and how private investigations as a career evolved; the historical context provided a bit of levity as the investigation and case progressed， as she spoke to traumatized victims， tears were shed and terrible， graphic details were revealed。Ms。 Krouse's writing style and tone is warm， sincere， and honest。She pulls no punches about what and how she's suffered; what she's done to heal， seeking help and solace in therapy and how the investigation brought to life her own feelings about the abuse she's suffered and how she came to grips with it， after so many years。It never goes away and it never gets easy to deal。But's it not all bad news。Despite how the investigation ended and her own personal struggles， it was the love of her husband， good friends and her strong personality that enabled her to see that hope and recovery is possible， from anyone， you and me， anyone willing to listen and be there for someone。 Sometimes that means more than you can ever know。At the end of the book， the author thanks the reader for reading Tell Me Everything。Ms。 Krouse， thank YOU for telling your story。 。。。more
Shannon A
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An amazing read about a very a high level case that the author just fell to at a local bookstore。 The author has a face that happens to make people tell her stuff that they wouldn’t share with anyone。 Who knew that the job she would land would help victims…including herself。
Mara
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The subject matter of this one means it’s definitely not an easy read at times， but it’s an extremely powerful and compelling story。 Highly recommended。
Jess Witkins
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