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If You Tell

A True Story of Murder, Family Secrets, and the Unbreakable Bond of Sisterhood

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If You Tell

Written by: Gregg Olsen
Narrated by: Karen Peakes
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A #1 Wall Street Journal, Amazon Charts, USA Today, and Washington Post bestseller.

#1 New York Times bestselling author Gregg Olsen’s shocking and empowering true-crime story of three sisters determined to survive their mother’s house of horrors.

After more than a decade, when sisters Nikki, Sami, and Tori Knotek hear the word mom, it claws like an eagle’s talons, triggering memories that have been their secret since childhood. Until now.

For years, behind the closed doors of their farmhouse in Raymond, Washington, their sadistic mother, Shelly, subjected her girls to unimaginable abuse, degradation, torture, and psychic terrors. Through it all, Nikki, Sami, and Tori developed a defiant bond that made them far less vulnerable than Shelly imagined. Even as others were drawn into their mother’s dark and perverse web, the sisters found the strength and courage to escape an escalating nightmare that culminated in multiple murders.

Harrowing and heartrending, If You Tell is a survivor’s story of absolute evil—and the freedom and justice that Nikki, Sami, and Tori risked their lives to fight for. Sisters forever, victims no more, they found a light in the darkness that made them the resilient women they are today—loving, loved, and moving on.

©2019 Gregg Olsen. (P)2019 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved. Crime Murder True Crime Disappearance Emotionally Gripping Exciting Scary Survival Fiction Thriller Biography Mystery Serial Killers True Crime Amish Nonfiction
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What the critics say

2021 Audie Award Nominee for Best Nonfiction Audiobook

“Peakes's performance sucks the listener into the scenes of abuse, torture, sadism, and, eventually, murder committed by Shelly.… Peakes's narration is compelling.”—AudioFile Magazine

“This riveting account will leave readers questioning every odd relative they’ve known.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review)

“Olsen presents the story chronologically and in a simple, straightforward style, which works well: it is chilling enough as is.”—Booklist
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Very well written and well spoken audiobook.

Just a very disturbing story. About child abuse.

Very disturbing story

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I hope I never have to understand why any of the victims did not report the abuse,
Especially DAVE!

In my opinion you should have been imprisoned for life.

Speechless

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My heart goes out to Nikki, Sami, and Tori for their unbelievable trauma. To the families of Kathy, Ron, and Shane Watson on their loss.

To Michelle "Shelly" Knoteck - there is no punishment possible in a civilized society that could begin to equate the pain, suffering, and trauma that she brings to the world. Perhaps she'll die.

Psychopathy at its devastating worst.

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A challenging listen! Mind boggling to consider the depravity that was displayed in this story! such admiration for the survivors!

Sobering

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I am awed by what people can endure and turn into something beautiful. It's hard to believe what goes on behind closed doors.

incredible life

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