Title: The Night Swim: A Novel
Author: Megan Goldin
Release Date: August 4th 2020
Genre: Psychological Thriller, Crime
In The Night Swim, a new thriller from Megan Goldin, author of the “gripping and unforgettable” (Harlen 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.
After the first season of her true crime podcast became an overnight sensation and set an innocent man free, Rachel Krall is now a household name—and the last hope for thousands of people seeking justice. But she’s used to being recognized for her voice, not her face. Which makes it all the more unsettling when she finds a note on her car windshield, addressed to her, begging for help.
The small town of Neapolis is being torn apart by a devastating rape trial. The town’s golden boy, a swimmer destined for Olympic greatness, has been accused of raping a high school student, the beloved granddaughter of the police chief. Under pressure to make Season Three a success, Rachel throws herself into interviewing and investigating—but the mysterious letters keep showing up in unexpected places.
Someone is following her, and she won’t stop until Rachel finds out what happened to her sister twenty-five years ago. Officially, Jenny Stills tragically drowned, but the letters insists she was murdered—and when Rachel starts asking questions, nobody seems to want to answer. The past and present start to collide as Rachel uncovers startling connections between the two cases that will change the course of the trial and the lives of everyone involved.
Electrifying 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?
This book ticked off a lot of boxes for me. Thriller, check. Suspense, check. Crime, check.
The blurb had hooked me and I excitedly went in.
Rachel is a podcaster and she’s covering a rape trial in a small town called Napolis. While there, she starts to receive letters asking for her help. Something bad happened in the past and only Rachel can help. What a ride! I was intrigued right from the beginning. The story switches back in forth between current and past events. Usually that can take away from a story but in this case, it only helped build that suspense. YES! There were some emotional scenes that had me tearing up, along with some twists I didn’t see coming. I really love when that happens. The author did a great job on both the characters and the story. I did like Rachel and my heart went out to a couple of other characters. Everything was well written and I was engaged the whole way.
This was a highly enjoyable and wonderful read! I will look for more books by this author. I give this 5 stars.
*I received a copy of this book in exchange for my honest opinion*
The Literary Vixen 