I listened to the audiobook of Tell Me Everything by Erika Krouse over the summer last year (that’s how far behind I am on sharing what I’ve been reading, sheesh). Erika has one of those faces and affects that resulted in people opening up to her, including a lawyer named Grayson. Despite her having no experience, Grayson hires Erika as a private investigator on a sexual assault case involving the University of Colorado football program. Her retelling of her experience intersperses details of her own life and relationships, including recounting her own abuse that was accepted by her mother and disbelieved by her sister, with details of the lawsuit.

I didn’t know about this case before listening to this book. It’s truly disgusting what the players and football program got away with. I learned about the difficulties of prosecuting these types of crimes, and how unlikely it is for victims to ever see justice.

I liked learning about Erika alongside the case. The memoir sections were actually more compelling to me. Her relationship with her family is so dysfunctional - her mother completely disregarded years of sexual abuse of her daughter, and her sister just didn’t believe her. Yet, she still has a desire to be close with them.

In subject matter and somewhat in tone, this book reminded me of Know My Name by Chanel Miller. If you liked that one, or if you like true crime, memoirs, and can handle reading about tough subjects, I’d recommend this one.