Part memoir and part literary true crime, Tell Me Everything is the mesmerizing story of a landmark sexual assault investigation and the female 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, Erika 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.
Erika 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, Erika learns everything she can about private-eye 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, Erika finds herself increasingly consumed.
When the case and her life both implode at the same time, Erika must figure out how to help win the case without losing herself.
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“The emotional catharsis delivered by the book’s end turns this sensational tale into a stunning story of redemption and hope. Readers will be gripped.”
— Publishers Weekly (starred review)
“Highly recommended on audio for listeners seeking true-crime with a focus on structural inequities, survivors, and artfully crafted narratives.”
— Booklist (starred audio review)“This is literary nonfiction at a high level.”
— New York Times Book Review“As compelling as any detective novel…Mesmerizing on every page.”
— Washington Post“[Krouse’s] personal account reads like addictive true crime, and the emotional ending makes this an unforgettable read.”
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Erika Krouse is the author of a memoir, Tell Me Everything, which won the Edgar Award for Best Fact Crime and has been optioned for television adaptation by Playground Entertainment. She is also the author of two books of fiction: a novel, Contenders, a finalist for the VCU Cabell First Novelist Award, and a short story collection, Come Up and See Me Sometime, named a New York Times Notable Book. Her fiction has been published in the New Yorker, The Atlantic, and more. She teaches creative writing at the Lighthouse Writers Workshop.
Gabra Zackman is an actress, author, and narrator who has won several AudioFile Earphones Awards. She was educated at Northwestern University. A classically trained actress, she has appeared in theaters all over the country as well as on film and television.