Gratuit avec l’offre d'essai
-
If You Tell
- A True Story of Murder, Family Secrets, and the Unbreakable Bond of Sisterhood
- Lu par : Karen Peakes
- Durée : 10 h et 34 min
Échec de l’élimination de la liste d'envies.
Impossible de suivre le podcast
Impossible de ne plus suivre le podcast
If You Tell
Acheter pour 27,02 €
Aucun moyen de paiement n'est renseigné par défaut.
Désolés ! Le mode de paiement sélectionné n'est pas autorisé pour cette vente.
Vous êtes membre Amazon Prime ?
Bénéficiez automatiquement de 2 livres audio offerts.Bonne écoute !
Description
2021 Audie Award Nominee for Best Nonfiction Audiobook
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.
Commentaires
"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
Autres livres audio du même :
Ce que les auditeurs disent de If You Tell
Moyenne des évaluations utilisateurs. Seuls les utilisateurs ayant écouté le titre peuvent laisser une évaluation.Commentaires - Veuillez sélectionner les onglets ci-dessous pour changer la provenance des commentaires.
-
Global1 out of 5 stars
-
Interprétation1 out of 5 stars
-
Histoire1 out of 5 stars
- A. Clark
- 20/12/2019
Horribly Depressing, Detailed Description of Abuse
It reads like a police report thoroughly detailing EVERY single way those 3 girls were abused. I don't understand why it needed to be 10hrs. I managed to get through 3hrs worth until I skipped to the last 20 chapters and I didn't even miss any details. It felt like I hadn't skipped anything! While it is traumatic what they went through and I admire their strength, it seriously could've been cut down in half of the chapters to better tell their story. I also agree with others saying it was confusing - it progressed normal, then jumped back 20 yrs at the end, then back to present.
DO NOT BUY. Totally not worth it!
231 personnes ont trouvé cela utile
-
Global1 out of 5 stars
-
Interprétation3 out of 5 stars
-
Histoire2 out of 5 stars
- Jeffrey Young
- 17/12/2019
I skipped through most of this book.
I've read a lot of true crime books but none have made me feel as bad. I don't know if it was the subject matter or the writing but I just could not take the intermindable details of the abuse after awhile. Since Ron's treatment seemed very similar to Kathy's I just skipped it. I wish there had been a little insight into the psychology of the Shelly and maybe her husband children's reaction to her. I don't want to give away the story so to speak but I couldn't find much sympathy for them even though I know they were like prisoners of war. So I don't recommend this book or story. I'm really sorry I read it.
148 personnes ont trouvé cela utile
-
Global2 out of 5 stars
-
Interprétation5 out of 5 stars
-
Histoire1 out of 5 stars
- notvafter11
- 30/12/2019
Not really in depth
I have only listened to about 4 hours of this and I was trying to single out the reason I didn't like it. Something about it felt very juvenile. Is it the language, I thought? No. Was it the unbelievable acts that seemed almost fake? Also no. The book is just a list of acts this woman did. Terrible punishments and emotional abuse. Just lists and lists and lists about the terrible things this woman did. I suppose what I'm interested in is the WHY people commit the things they do, not the actual things they do.
111 personnes ont trouvé cela utile
-
Global3 out of 5 stars
-
Interprétation3 out of 5 stars
-
Histoire3 out of 5 stars
- Commoncent$
- 02/01/2020
Why didn't you tell?
I have lots of questions. This story is so cracked that I have a really hard time believing so many aspects of it. I guess I have problems with what IS NOT DISCUSSED and therefore find the story lacking. However, it’s a true crime book so I know I can never get all the answers, but I can definitely see the slant in this book as far away as Florida.
My main problem is the adults, especially Kathy & Ron?? I guess I can understand the 3 sisters (and before he was killed, Shane), they were kids. But when they became teens/adults?? How are they functional to this day? I can guess why it was left out…this is a crime story, not a memoir.
This is a bit at the end of the book from a forensic psychologist and it’s telling when she states
…skilled predators know how to stay in control
…the offender has stained the victim’s souls
…the victims might even still love the sadistic predatory caretaker
…this is difficult for outsiders to understand
…and no matter what form it has taken, home is still home
…victims of the abuse can still love the monster and
…this ambulant loyalty just might be the predator's ultimate form of damage”
Tho the crimes were committed in the late 1990-early 2000s, the book makes the justice system look like idiots, and the entire family to include the grandparents are super dysfunctional. The sister’s “supposed” dialogue is very out of sync with the book…hindsight and a prison sentence gives the ability to write such a tale.
I believe the manipulation, victim trauma and missed opportunities
90 personnes ont trouvé cela utile
-
Global5 out of 5 stars
-
Interprétation5 out of 5 stars
-
Histoire5 out of 5 stars
- Jessy
- 04/12/2019
An absolutely chilling true story
Gregg Olsen and Karen Peaks did an amazing job giving the sisters a voice. I cried a lot listening to this, and I am not a crier. I couldn't put this book down.
Shelly and Dave should have gotten life with no chance of parole.
59 personnes ont trouvé cela utile
-
Global5 out of 5 stars
-
Interprétation5 out of 5 stars
-
Histoire5 out of 5 stars
- Rodell
- 08/12/2019
FANTASTIC reader! Riveting true story!
This reader was simply amazing! This story should come with a hefty trigger warning for survivors of childhood trauma.
58 personnes ont trouvé cela utile
-
Global4 out of 5 stars
-
Interprétation4 out of 5 stars
-
Histoire4 out of 5 stars
- Karen Sam
- 03/12/2019
Monster
As an inhabitant of the Northwest-the fact that this monster will be released in 2 yrs disturbs me greatly. Congratulations to the courageous sisters for surviving intact.
47 personnes ont trouvé cela utile
-
Global5 out of 5 stars
-
Interprétation5 out of 5 stars
-
Histoire5 out of 5 stars
- K. Cox
- 05/12/2019
Tragic
The abuse is sickening this was one of the hardest books to listen to because your heart breaks for the children and their horrific life.
40 personnes ont trouvé cela utile
-
Global5 out of 5 stars
-
Interprétation5 out of 5 stars
-
Histoire5 out of 5 stars
- Donna
- 05/12/2019
Kept me intrigued.
Loved it.. kept me intrigued... true story.. just wow.. Cant believe what some people will do in this world
28 personnes ont trouvé cela utile
-
Global5 out of 5 stars
-
Interprétation5 out of 5 stars
-
Histoire5 out of 5 stars
- Michele
- 08/12/2019
Wow!
Wow! I didn’t realize this was a true story when I bought it. Shocking how wicked some people are.
24 personnes ont trouvé cela utile
