The Night Swim by Megan Goldin

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Synopsis from Goodreads: 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?

Genre? Mystery/Thriller

Backlist? No. This was just published August 4, 2020.

New to me Author? No

What did I think? This is my second book by this author and I was hoping it would be just as good as The Escape Room. I was NOT disappointed. Rachel is a podcaster who reports on crime and "Puts the listener into the jury box". She is covering a trial about a young girl, K, who was allegedly sexually assaulted. However, while Rachel is in this town, she begins getting letters from Hannah, begging her to help solve the murder of her sister Jenny years ago. Jenny's death was ruled an accident or possibly even suicide, but Hannah knows that can't be. This book is told through dual point of views. We hear Rachel's side of the story (and her podcast - which I wish they would turn into a real podcast. I would listen to the heck out of that) and we also hear Hannah's story told through her letters. There were times that I was pretty sure I knew where the story was headed but I definitely did not see the ending coming how it did. Megan Goldin really covers her bases and connects the dots to make her story come together.