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? ( From the publisher. 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. A blistering plot and crisp writing make The Night Swim an unputdownable read. Which makes it all the more unsettling when she finds a note on her car windshield, addressed to her, begging for help. So when it was time to make a selection for my August Book of the Month, I went with The Night Swim. And I really enjoyed her previous novel The Escape Room. I’ve seen a ton of positive reviews for The Night Swim by Megan Goldin. MEGAN GOLDIN, author of THE ESCAPE ROOM and THE NIGHT SWIM, worked as a correspondent for Reuters and other media outlets where she covered war, peace, international terrorism and financial meltdowns in the Middle East and Asia. 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.īut she’s used to being recognized for her voice, not her face. This summer I’ve primarily read contemporary fiction stories.

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