The Stats:
📖 BOOK REVIEW⠀📚
BOOK: The Night Swim
AUTHOR: Megan Goldin
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Publisher: St. Martin’s Press @stmartinspress
Stars: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Published: August 4, 2020
The Review:
Told between 3(ish) different points of view, The Night Swim is the story of a true crime podcast about a rape trial and a separate investigation into a long forgotten death. I was given the opportunity to read and listen to the audiobook in advance and I was definitely impressed. The story was so compelling and the ending was a surprise, kind of. Not only were you trying to discover if the rape actually happened but also piece together the events that led to Jenny’s death.
The narrator for the audiobook was clear and did the characters well, even when I turned the speed up a bit.
If you like thrillers, this is one for you to pick up for sure!
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Small Summary:
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?
*****
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own. Received from Netgalley.