Tell Me Everything

The Story of a Private Investigation

By: Erika Krouse

Narrated by: Gabra Zackman

"Highly recommended on audio for listeners seeking true-crime with a focus on structural inequities, survivors, and artfully crafted narratives."—Booklist

“The best story I’ve read in a long, long time."—Lacy Crawford, author of Notes on a Silencing

“Krouse’s vivid and original memoir is state of the art. Tell Me Everything is our new standard.”—Charles D’Ambrosio, author of Loitering

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 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, 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.

©2022 Erika Krouse (P)2022 Macmillan Audio

Critic reviews

2022, BookPage Best Books of the Year: Long-listed

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Completely Enthralling.

The masterful storytelling was completely enthralling . I thoroughly enjoyed it despite the difficult subject matter. Five stars all around and a must read!

Must read for all NCAA athletes and coaches!

Krouse weaves the story she is unearthing with her personal history in such an amazing way. Her style lets the reader judge each suspect, each witness, each victim on the truth they live. She has a familiar face. Her story is anything but familiar.
Gabra Zackman gives voices and real emotional energy to the book. A+ for the performance!!!

one of the best audio memoirs!!

This audio was one of the best audio memoirs i’ve listened to. The way it was presented made me feel like i was eating Erika tell me in real time! it was the perfect for my long 10 hour drives i was doing! Erika wrote one of my favorite memoirs that kept me interested from start to finish and Gabra is one of the best performers i’ve heard for a while.

Tell me everything

Great narrator. The main story is worth listening as were the author's own story, perspective and insights. Extra weather reports went a bit long...

A compelling story

Story of the author and her mother was sad. Mother always rejecting her and refusing to believe what was going on in her own home was terrible.