A review by brittanykroeckel
If You Tell: A True Story of Murder, Family Secrets, and the Unbreakable Bond of Sisterhood by Gregg Olsen

4.5

In a way I’m left speechless, and that doesn’t happen often. As someone who knows what humans are capable of, good and bad, a lot of stories I hear about regarding murder and crime that shock and freak out most people does not typically phase me. But my lord, this took me by surprise. There were points when I was reading that I could not believe this was all a true story, as punishments and cruelty at the hands of Shelly Knotek were so inhumane and vulgar that I forgot this was a piece of nonfiction. 

This book was written in a respectful way, and as descriptive as it could have been with all the info Olsen obtained. This book is not for the faint of heart, but a read for those who might benefit from more insight into the dark side of the human mind. My heart goes out to the three sisters, the families of those who were killed, and the individuals themselves who died a horrible death.