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
Mandie Menzer
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Such an eye-opening read about sexual abuse on a cultural and personal level。 Erika’s experiences will give others a vicarious look into the grief and brokenness that comes with sexual abuse。
Rachel E
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While a great read， the offhand remark about the “white professor pretending to be Native American” shows a real lack of insight into that case。 For a book dedicated to details， to reduce a very complex case rooted in racism was somewhat appalling。
Jessica Adams
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Such an interesting （and infuriating） read。
Erin Poll - Tanis
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This was so good。 Intriguing and infuriating！
Carrie
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An important book to read。 Unfortunately it was relatable， and is a book I would consider having my own children read when they are at an appropriate age。 I have been talking about it ever since I started reading it， and will pass it on for others to borrow。 Having attended the university in the book as a freshman in 2005， I remember the "scandal，" and find it interesting that even today my father， a big college football fan， continued to defend the university， even though his own daughter is a An important book to read。 Unfortunately it was relatable， and is a book I would consider having my own children read when they are at an appropriate age。 I have been talking about it ever since I started reading it， and will pass it on for others to borrow。 Having attended the university in the book as a freshman in 2005， I remember the "scandal，" and find it interesting that even today my father， a big college football fan， continued to defend the university， even though his own daughter is a survivor of sexual assault from my college years attending the university。 。。。more
Kate
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Some books are entertaining to read and then vanish from your mind as soon as you're finished。 This one is going to stick around in my head for a while。I don't know that I like Krouse， the main character and narrator of this memoir。 She can be curiously indifferent to the effect of her actions on other people。 Of developing cataracts due to hits incurred during her martial arts practice， she writes "The world became abstract and pastel， which was pleasant， although I kept almost getting into car Some books are entertaining to read and then vanish from your mind as soon as you're finished。 This one is going to stick around in my head for a while。I don't know that I like Krouse， the main character and narrator of this memoir。 She can be curiously indifferent to the effect of her actions on other people。 Of developing cataracts due to hits incurred during her martial arts practice， she writes "The world became abstract and pastel， which was pleasant， although I kept almost getting into car accidents。 Even then， I was too squeamish to allow myself to go unconscious while a stranger stabbed my eyes with a laser。" Oh， well， if you were squeamish！I don't think it matters if I dislike Krouse。 She is certainly a compelling writer。 She cites Malcolm Gladwell uncritically but we all have flaws， surely。 But then her analysis of a judicial victory is that "a conservative judge sided with women's rights [。。。] he dropped his political stance， thought of his two daughters， and made an instinctive， human choice to care。" This is such a piously naive interpretation it makes me want to scream。 In fact I think I am directing quite a lot of displaced anger towards Krouse。 Really I am angry about systems that are designed to foster the very worst impulses of men and to chew up and spit out women。 I'm angry about partial victories with high costs。 I'm still glad I read this book， I think。 。。。more
Michael Smith
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I appreciate the cross-genre approach， a memoir with true crime vibes—though the latter is not my taste。 Well-crafted and considered， at times overwritten。 The content is powerful， disturbing， and important， but there are odd tone choices at times that made me question character。
Thania Solar
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This is a non-fiction book， part memoir， part true crime investigation of a sexual assault scandal。“That’s the consequence of rape in this environment。 Nothing。 There are no consequences。”Erika is used to people confessing all of their secrets to her。 That’s why she decides to accept a job as a private investigator investigating lawsuits。 One day they receive a case about a college student who was sexually assaulted by football players and recruits at a party。 When she start investigating， she d This is a non-fiction book， part memoir， part true crime investigation of a sexual assault scandal。“That’s the consequence of rape in this environment。 Nothing。 There are no consequences。”Erika is used to people confessing all of their secrets to her。 That’s why she decides to accept a job as a private investigator investigating lawsuits。 One day they receive a case about a college student who was sexually assaulted by football players and recruits at a party。 When she start investigating， she discovers that it’s not just one case， but several victims that have been raped or abused by football players， that their behavior has been encouraged by people from their football program and that the university officials not only know everything about it but they deliberately silence and dismiss the victims。 “The culture of the crime is defined by the culture of the place where the crime is committed。”The author alternates between the story of the investigation and her own story of abuse when she was a little girl and her relationship with her family who refuse to acknowledge her abuse。 Both of the stories are revolting and heart-wrenching and hearing the details of what happened to them， especially to what happened to the author， was very hard。 You know these things happen but it’s different to listen to the victims talk about everything they have endured because of the toxic and victim-blaming culture in our society。 Tell Me Everything is a dense book， full of information about the case， the victims and about the author’s personal life。 Despite discussing really heavy topics， it was very interesting to listen to a real crime investigation and to see how the people involved， from the university officials to the lawyers and victims， handled the situation and the resolution of the case。 Erika’s story is devastating and very difficult to read but she did a great job at conveying and expressing her feelings and life experiences。 The audiobook is narrated by Gabra Zackman who did a great job despite the very difficult topics。Thank you Macmillan Audio and NetGalley for the review audiobook and thank you Erika Krouse for sharing your story。Content warning: the book includes descriptions of sexual assault， child abuse， negligence and abusive family relationships。 If you need more information before reading this book， please feel free to DM me。 。。。more
Cassie
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Not rating because I did not finish。
Jessica Benson
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⭐️⭐️💫
Meg Cunningham
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Such an intense read！ The mix of historical facts/stories with the “fictional” case and trial was enthralling。 Couldn’t put the book down。
Harshada Prabhune
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This book was a slow read。 It's really hard to write about trauma， whether it's someone else's or your own。 I appreciate the effort that was put in this book and I enjoyed reading about a private eye's life。 This book was a slow read。 It's really hard to write about trauma， whether it's someone else's or your own。 I appreciate the effort that was put in this book and I enjoyed reading about a private eye's life。 。。。more
Sharon
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why the anonymity around the university and its coach， that's all public info now？ why the anonymity around the university and its coach， that's all public info now？ 。。。more
Christina
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The football/University scandal is something I’ve heard about in passing， but never really truly dived into。 I found this book to be truly interesting， engaging， and memorable about a topic that needs attention。 I loved the writer’s perspective as an outsider working within the ranks as a brand new Private Investigator。 I found her viewpoint true to life and I appreciated that this wasn’t another book written by experts about experts。 Having said that， I could have done with less memoir。 While I The football/University scandal is something I’ve heard about in passing， but never really truly dived into。 I found this book to be truly interesting， engaging， and memorable about a topic that needs attention。 I loved the writer’s perspective as an outsider working within the ranks as a brand new Private Investigator。 I found her viewpoint true to life and I appreciated that this wasn’t another book written by experts about experts。 Having said that， I could have done with less memoir。 While I loved the author’s writing style， there were parts of it that I personally found unbelievable… like people telling her secrets because she has “one of those faces。” Maybe I’ve just never met such a person， but I truly can’t imagine that。 Now onto the important part， this book hits on some deep and important issues and I loved that。 It deals with hard hitting issues such as sex scandals， violence to women， systematic abuse， and it does so through the lens of a large public scandal。 This book left me wondering how much systematic abuse there is in aspects of our lives that go without attention。 The audio version that I listened to was pleasant and the narrator had a good grasp on the calm voice I would expect from the narrator and I fell into the reading easily。 I would call this one 2 parts True Crime， 1 part Memoir， and all parts an interesting read！ Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for a review copy in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Olivia Ward
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I read this on my flight home from Tacoma。 I don’t usually read true stories。 It was interesting to read about a serious topic， but definitely not a casual read。 I found it very frustrating at times， but very well written。
Tom
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Tell Me Everything is the story of the landmark "Lisa Simpson， et al。 v。 University of Colorado" sexual assault case as told by a private investigator with main character syndrome。 In fact， it's much more a memoir of the author's personal life and experience of sexual abuse than a coherent account of the case and the investigative work that culminated in what seemed to be an impossible legal victory， which I would have preferred。 That's not to say there isn't a lot to sympathise with in Krouse's Tell Me Everything is the story of the landmark "Lisa Simpson， et al。 v。 University of Colorado" sexual assault case as told by a private investigator with main character syndrome。 In fact， it's much more a memoir of the author's personal life and experience of sexual abuse than a coherent account of the case and the investigative work that culminated in what seemed to be an impossible legal victory， which I would have preferred。 That's not to say there isn't a lot to sympathise with in Krouse's description of dealing with her awful family and decades of trauma， but it wasn't why I chose the book and it's not as interesting as the private investigation this book is ostensibly about。 Being in the company of a self-loathing author， who nevertheless thinks she's a Pinkerton-level detective， was a bit of an ordeal。 Ronan Farrow， with Catch and Kill: Lies， Spies， and a Conspiracy to Protect Predators， set a benchmark for this kind of memoir/reportage approach that Krouse falls desperately short of。 He recognised that his subjects， terrible as some of them were， were bigger than him。 I don't think Krouse does。 。。。more
Sophia Palmer
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March Book of the Month Pick
Heather Conkin
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Woa。 An engrossing part memoir part true crime story about a woman’s accidental career as a PI， the rape culture underbelly in a university football program and the authors own coming to terms of her relationship with her own family。 This is an important book and a fascinating read。 The whole book is a content warning so reader beware。
Megan Diiorio
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Fascinating read; I appreciated it both as a memoir and a true-crime story。 Definitely made me think。
phil breidenbach
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The book has two stories imbedded in it。 One is the story of how the author became a private investigator and worked on a major case involving rapes and sexual abuse by football players and the second is about the author herself and how she attempted to heal herself from the abuse she suffered as a child。 One story fed into the other。 The book kept me enthralled， I wanted to see how it would work out。 I don't know if I'd consider recommending it to anyone though。 The book has two stories imbedded in it。 One is the story of how the author became a private investigator and worked on a major case involving rapes and sexual abuse by football players and the second is about the author herself and how she attempted to heal herself from the abuse she suffered as a child。 One story fed into the other。 The book kept me enthralled， I wanted to see how it would work out。 I don't know if I'd consider recommending it to anyone though。 。。。more
alisakathleen
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3。5⭐️
Caitlin
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True crime style must read！ Keeps you on top of the case and keeps you engaged and interested。
Caroline
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One of the best true crime stories I have read to date。 The authors intermingling of her own story of sexual assault allows the story to read much more personally than a typical dry true crime book。
kylee d
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amazingly written。 i couldn’t put this book down。 i read it in one day， that’s how you know it’s such a good book。 there weren’t many plot twists， but the overall plot was captivating
Teri Erickson
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Wow I think this one was much more memoir than it was true crime。 I found it to be a bit all over the place and sometimes hard to follow。 It didn't flow the best。 It would jump from court case investigation to her awful childhood and the back again so fast。 I don't know this one just didn't do it for me。 Wow I think this one was much more memoir than it was true crime。 I found it to be a bit all over the place and sometimes hard to follow。 It didn't flow the best。 It would jump from court case investigation to her awful childhood and the back again so fast。 I don't know this one just didn't do it for me。 。。。more
Kathy
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An interesting story and I found myself cross-checking things on the internet to see how faithful the memoir was to the reported case。 Since it was based on a true story， I knew better than to expect clean resolution and justice， but I thought it was enlightening about the struggle of victims to be heard。 Unfortunately since then， the emphasis has once again shifted to protecting the rights of the accused， but hopefully the next swing of the pendulum will bring us closer to a balance。
Cynthia
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Extraordinary story and writing。 I read a lot of memoirs， this one really sticks with you。
Meag McHugh
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3。5 stars
Shelby Rogers
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I actively hated this book。 I only finished it because I had invested so much time in it。 I loved the ACTUAL story of the book about the college， what I didn’t like was the attempted weaving of the authors own story into the book。 I felt like they should be 2 separate books。 After about halfway through I just skipped over the authors personal life sections。 They were boring， long， and truly just hard to read。 This was a BOTM book I picked and I feel like the description didn’t adequately describ I actively hated this book。 I only finished it because I had invested so much time in it。 I loved the ACTUAL story of the book about the college， what I didn’t like was the attempted weaving of the authors own story into the book。 I felt like they should be 2 separate books。 After about halfway through I just skipped over the authors personal life sections。 They were boring， long， and truly just hard to read。 This was a BOTM book I picked and I feel like the description didn’t adequately describe what this book really was。 After the halfway point it goes from 75% college / 25% personal life to 75% personal life / 25% college。 。。。more
Tiffany Wickard
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