If you tell : a true story of murder, family secrets, and the unbreakable bond of sisterhood
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Author
Contributors
Ramsland, Katherine, author of afterword.
Published
Seattle, Washington : Thomas & Mercer, 2019.
Format
Book
ISBN
9781542005234, 154200523X
Physical Desc
405 pages ; 21 cm
Status
Waterville Public Library - Adult Nonfiction
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Published
Seattle, Washington : Thomas & Mercer, 2019.
Language
English
ISBN
9781542005234, 154200523X
Notes
Description
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.
Subjects
LC Subjects
Biographies.
Case studies.
Child abuse -- Washington (State) -- Case studies.
Knotek, Michelle Lynn Watson Rivardo Long.
Murder -- Washington (State) -- Case studies.
Psychological abuse -- Washington (State) -- Case studies.
Raymond (Wash.) -- Case studies.
Sisters -- Washington (State) -- Case studies.
True crime stories.
Case studies.
Child abuse -- Washington (State) -- Case studies.
Knotek, Michelle Lynn Watson Rivardo Long.
Murder -- Washington (State) -- Case studies.
Psychological abuse -- Washington (State) -- Case studies.
Raymond (Wash.) -- Case studies.
Sisters -- Washington (State) -- Case studies.
True crime stories.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Olsen, G., & Ramsland, K. (2019). If you tell: a true story of murder, family secrets, and the unbreakable bond of sisterhood . Thomas & Mercer.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Olsen, Gregg and Katherine, Ramsland. 2019. If You Tell: A True Story of Murder, Family Secrets, and the Unbreakable Bond of Sisterhood. Seattle, Washington: Thomas & Mercer.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Olsen, Gregg and Katherine, Ramsland. If You Tell: A True Story of Murder, Family Secrets, and the Unbreakable Bond of Sisterhood Seattle, Washington: Thomas & Mercer, 2019.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Olsen, Gregg., and Katherine Ramsland. If You Tell: A True Story of Murder, Family Secrets, and the Unbreakable Bond of Sisterhood Thomas & Mercer, 2019.
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