The Night Swim (Rachel Krall, #1)
Megan Goldin
Ever 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. 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 new season of Rachel's podcast has brought her to a small town being torn apart by a devastating rape trial. A local golden boy, a swimmer destined for Olympic greatness, has been accused of raping the beloved granddaughter of the police chief. Under pressure to make Season 3 a success, Rachel throws herself into her investigation—but the mysterious letters keep coming. 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 insist she was murdered—and when Rachel starts asking questions, nobody in town wants to answer. 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. 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?
The main character Rachel creates a true crime podcast, and is following a case at trial where a young woman was assaulted. Rachel's second or third podcast episode is literally her tracing the steps of the victim along a creepy path through an abandoned field, and warning the listeners about how she feels unsafe and how women need to jump through hoops to protect themselves, always be on guard etc-- yet she does NOTHING when a stranger is literally leaving notes on her hotel pillow??? Rachel makes some seriously stupid choices that could have led to her harm, yet seems to brush them off or not care. Annoying!
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Well this was tough to put down. I flew through the audiobook in a few days and found myself picking it up every chance I had.
Our MC, Rachel Krall, hosts a true crime podcast that we get to hear full episodes of, as well as letters sent to her by a mysterious listener. I can't recommend the audiobook enough -- it was a great listening experience.
With Rachel covering a rape trial for her podcast, the author covers some heavy topics in this book. Although some chapters were tough to listen to, Goldin treated the content with the care and empathy it deserves.
In spite of the heavy subject matter, this book didn't feel heavy to me -- it was an engaging and enlightening read. If Megan Goldin comes out with a sequel covering a new season of Rachel's podcast, I'd definitely pick it up.
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