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Tell Me Everything: The Story of a Private Investigation by Erika Krouse

3 reviews

bookedandbusy's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

5.0

This was a harrowing story of a prolific sexual assault case and just how far someone will go to protect reputations, status, and integrity. Hearing the details of the case and

how easily it was thrown out

makes my blood boil, but

in the end, justice prevailed.

I found it interesting how Erika let her own trauma and past drive the investigation and court case, and her determination when every  odd was against her was inspiring. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Child abuse, and Rape

Moderate: Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Infidelity, and Suicide

Minor: Gun violence and Murder

toofondofbooks_'s review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

4.5

Described as part literary true crime and part memoir, this book is about Erika Krouse's early career as a private investigator who played a large role in cracking open a landmark sexual assault case. This details not only her interviews with survivors and details about the case itself, but personal stories about her life leading up to the investigation, during, and after. At first, I was worried that I was going to be bored with the memoir side of things. I thought that the true crime stuff was all I was going to care about, but what ended up happening instead was that I cared about both elements. Krouse's own story of survival intertwines with the story of this case in a way that never feels forced or shoe-horned in. The stories of her fraught relationship with her mother were heartbreaking, and her journey with mental illness was relatable. Another nice touch to this book was that there was information sprinkled throughout about all sorts of things that I didn't know much about. I learned about the first ever female private eye in the US, the inception of the Pinkertons, and much, much more. The only reason I docked this down half a star is because I feel....very weird giving a book based around sexual assault 5 stars, but that's a me problem. If you like true crime, memoirs, and non fiction, you should give this one a try: but please heed the trigger warnings online first.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Misogyny, Suicide, Death, Domestic abuse, Alcohol, Child abuse, Murder, Vomit, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Racism, Drug use, Pedophilia, Body horror, Mental illness, Child death, Suicidal thoughts, Gun violence, and Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: Slavery, Car accident, Incest, and Fatphobia

Minor: Infidelity, Cultural appropriation, Miscarriage, Genocide, Pregnancy, and Excrement

amandalorianxo's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

4.0

Everything that encompasses this book was difficult to navigate from beginning to end. I initially assumed this novel was going to center around a specific case centered around University of Colorado & those who were partaking in this. Some parts did revolve around the author’s job as a P.I and what it took to get people to participate / speak up. Other parts were about the author’s personal life including the abuse she suffered from the ages of 4-7. As much as I felt for her, it was still troubling to read / listen to just when I assumed we had finished reliving that part of the author’s life. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Grief, Medical trauma, Physical abuse, and Rape

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Suicide and Suicidal thoughts