Rachel will attempt neutrality and provide transcripts and information in order to put her listeners 'in the jury seat. In order to separate herself from copycats, her most current season will follow a criminal court proceeding in real time. Rachel Krall is an investigative reporter with a successful true crime podcast. The mark of a great book is if it actually elicits an emotional response from the reader and this one fits the bill beautifully. These are just a few of the emotions I am still processing after reading The Night Swim by Megan Goldin. Overwhelmed, frustrated, furious, disheartened, sad, intrigued, fascinated. The past and present start to collide as Rachel uncovers startling connections between the two cases-and a revelation that will change the course of the trial and the lives of everyone involved.Įlectrifying and propulsive, The Night Swim asks: What is the price of a reputation? Can a small town ever right the wrongs of its past? And what really happened to Jenny? Officially, Jenny Stills tragically drowned, but the letters insist she was murdered-and when Rachel starts asking questions, nobody in town wants to answer.

Someone is following her, and she won’t stop until Rachel finds out what happened to her sister twenty-five years ago. Under pressure to make Season 3 a success, Rachel throws herself into her investigation-but the mysterious letters keep coming. A local golden boy, a swimmer destined for Olympic greatness, has been accused of raping the beloved granddaughter of the police chief. The new season of Rachel's podcast has brought her to a small town being torn apart by a devastating rape trial. Which makes it all the more unsettling when she finds a note on her car windshield, addressed to her, begging for help. But she’s used to being recognized for her voice, not her face. In The Night Swim, a new thriller from Megan Goldin, author of the “gripping and unforgettable” (Harlan Coben) The Escape Room, a true crime podcast host covering a controversial trial finds herself drawn deep into a small town’s dark past and a brutal crime that took place there years before.Įver since her true-crime podcast became an overnight sensation and set an innocent man free, Rachel Krall has become a household name-and the last hope for people seeking justice.

“A blistering plot and crisp writing make The Night Swim an unputdownable read.” –Sarah Pekkanen, bestselling author of The Wife Between Us

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