Sensitive readers beware! This book handles rape and surrounding situations. Two mysteries intertwined into a story keeps you hooked the whole time!

This was my second experience with this author and I wasn’t disappointed. I really enjoyed this book and I loved the podcast angle. Perfect amount of characters and suspense. Two mysteries intertwined was a great bonus. Thanks to NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review this book.

I am obsessed with crime podcasts so this plot was very interesting to me! It was a quick read full of fun twisty turns. The story sucks you in and I highly recommend this to those who want to escape reality for a bit! I look forward to reading more from this author in the future.

Well written with two coinciding stories. I was up all night and couldn’t put this book down. Thank you Netgalley for the ARC.

The Night Swim by Megan Goldin is an expertly narrated portrayal of a rape trial in a small town in North Carolina. It reads like a true-crime documentary and was so frighteningly realistic I know it will haunt me for some time. Admittedly, I have a love-hate relationship with true crime documentaries. On the one hand, I see the opportunity that the documentaries offer to solve cases that would otherwise be left forgotten. That said, I’ve witnessed the destruction true crime creates. It ravages families. One of Goldin’s characters adeptly states, “I don’t understand people’s fascinations with other people’s tragedies. It’s modern day rubbernecking. Ghoulish.”

Reading The Night Swim feels similar to this description ... ghoulish. That said, I almost wish everyone would read this narrative to truly understand the travesty that is the US legal system when it comes to justice for rape victims. Goldin is an expert at showing the division and hatred that results from conflicting viewpoints regarding rape. The story moves forward at an incredible pace and I finished the story in two sittings. Thank you to Netgalley and St. Martin’s Press for an advanced reader’s copy in exchange for my honest review.

"The Night Swim". Authored by Megan Golden. A novel with twists and turns that will keep the reader hooked till the end. Mystery, suspense, murder and small town secrets, gossip and cover ups. Rachel Krall who has her own true crime Pod cast, travels to this lake side community to cover a very controversial rape trial. And, while there becomes involved in an unsolved murder that happened there 25 years earlier. It is safe that the reader will not want to put this book down till the surprising end!

I absolutely loved this book! It was incredibly fascinating, suspenseful and full of twists! I love true crime podcasts and I loved how this integral part of the story was woven into the storyline. I could NOT stop reading it once I started, a true indicator of a truly thrilling book!

Great courtroom crime book worthy of a Grisham drama. Good look at the complexity of trying a rape case

Loooooved this book!!! What a great story!! The twists and turns. The characters. The imagery. Getting to the truth in two crimes, BONUS! Megan Goldin just got another fan!

The Night Swim is an amazing thriller that I thoroughly enjoyed. Rachel Krall is the host of a very serial podcast. She has chosen her third season to cover a rape trial that is happening in Neapolis, a coastal town on the Atlantic. On her way to tow, she receives a mysterious letter from someone named Hannah begging her to look into her sister's murder. Jenny's death had been ruled an accidental drowning, but Hannah know that not to be the case. Rachel tried to ignore the letters, to focus on the trial, the reason she came to Neapolis, but the intrigue is too difficult for an investigative journalist.
So, The Night Swim has two mysteries. The rape trial, and Rachel's search for the truth of what happened, and the drowning of Jenny. It is told with 3 points of view. Rachel's, Hannah's, and the podcast transcript.
As the trial continues, and Rachel begins to unravel the mystery of Jenny's death, she realizes that these two might be connected.
Goldin handles the rape victim's story with such care, and it's an important one, in the #metoo movement.
A great story that I loved.

What a great story. I am definitely a fan of Megan Goldin. The story moved quickly, was suspenseful and had me guessing, incorrectly, all the way. Thank you NetGalley for this ARC. I give it a solid five stars.

This is the second book of Megan Goldin’s that I’ve read, the first being The Escape Room. Because I loved the first book i was elated when St Martin Press approved me to read The Night Swim. This book wasn’t as good as The Escape Room...it was even better! I read it over the course of 4 days and thought about it every time I put it down. In a time when the #metoo movement is so prevalent this book gives an in-depth look of how far we’ve come and how much further we have to go! I can’t recommend this thriller enough!

I completely loved this book!!! It kept my interest from beginning to end. I loved the whole podcast spin on it too. That was great, especially with the current trend of podcasts nowadays. Which I myself love. It was great going back and forth between characters too. I love how Goldin was able to draw you into the story right away, and leave you lingering until the end. I'm literally going right now to read another book she wrote. This was an excellent read!

Interesting story about guilt and innocence, winning and losing and speaking the truth. Podcasts have become popular in our society. Communications regarding events now exist on the broadest scale this world has ever known. As a society we must weigh what we read and hear with discernment. These subjects are just part of the story told inThe Night Swim.

The characters are skillfully crafted. The story spans 25 years and deals with sexual assault. I felt empathy for the victims and angry at how vulnerable young girls can be treated so badly because they lack the power to defend themselves. The ending was surprisingly unexpected. Excellent storytelling by Megan Goldin.

I received an Advanced Reader's Copy from St Martin's Press through NetGalley.The opinions expressed are completely my own.
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This mystery is a page gripper-a do not put it down story. The characters, although not always redeeming, keep the reader wondering-guessing. This is a thriller with a twist.

If you are looking for a book you won’t be able to put down and sticks with you long after you are finished, this is that book! I was hooked almost immediately to the authors portrayal of two different characters Rachel (a podcaster) and Hannah (a girl from the cities past) and a rape trial weaved in. The plot moved quickly as chapters were short and at times from different perspectives. I read this book in a little over a day and still can’t stop talking about it. I appreciated the psychological mystery of this book as I was shocked and stunned to hear how these stories collided. (I seriously had to put the book down and pick my mouth off the floor). Loved it and would recommend to anyone!! 5/5 stars, I am definitely going to be looking at anything else this author writes. Thank you to Net Galley and the publisher for the early read.

Modern day mystery that is very well written. The storyline is really intriguing and keeps the reader’s interest. The descriptions of the characters are well formed and the main characters are very like able.
In some spots it was hard to differentiate between Rachel and Hannah. Their characters are very similar.

I was lucky to read an ARC of the authors first book-Escape Room, and it had me hooked. So when I saw she had another book, I immediately signed up for it. It did not disappoint!!!. Rachel Krall is a successful podcaster and she has travelled to Neapolis to cover a devastating rape trial for her newest season. Before arriving, a mysterious envelope appears on her car window at a truck stop--and keeps showing up throughout the book Someone wants her to look into her sisters death, that was ruled a drowning, but the family is certain she was murdered. Throughout the book these is flashbacks to the past to reveal the 'murder' of Jenny. When Rachel starts looking into the story, the town doesn't want to answer, and the past and present start to collide. I highly recommend this book and look for to more from this author! Thank you NetGalley for an e-arc in exchange for an honest review.

Rachel Krall has a very successful true crime podcast where she has helped solve cold cases. However, for this new season she wants to try something different. Rachel travels to the small town of Neapolis to cover the town’s controversial rape trial. While there, she is contacted several times, and sometimes in disturbing ways, by a fan who needs her help. Hannah never believed that her sister drowned twenty-five years ago, but she needs Rachel to find the what happened. Will the truth come out or will the town continue to protect its own?

The author seamlessly combines methodic courtroom drama with gripping psychological suspense. This book will keep readers up long after they have finished the last page. While it might be easy to correctly guess the guilty party from the past, readers will want to see how events unfold and if justice is served in both cases. Megan Goldin brilliantly inserts readers into the mindset of the characters. Hannah will live in their hearts for years to come. This is a must-read for all mystery and thriller fans.

Notes:

I signed up to honestly review an advanced e-copy of this book. Thanks to Netgalley/MacMillan/St. Martin’s Press for the opportunity.
This review was originally posted on the Ariesgrl Book Reviews website.

This is more of a 3.5/5.0 rating, for what it’s worth. Here’s the basic premise - what if the host of My Favorite Murder was covering the Brock Turner rape trial? And what if during that trial she uncovered another old case that remained unsolved?

It’s an interesting and topical premise, though it felt a bit rough around the edges and a bit too cute for its own good. As one point, the old case is largely told by letters the podcast host is getting from the sister — but these letters end dramatically, exactly as if they were written as chapters in a thriller. It starts to become impossible to think of them as letters. Other chapters are, theoretically, transcripts of the podcast episodes she’s recording while watching the trial. That works better but still feels clumsy.

The other thing I can’t quite figure out is why the author felt the need to make the trial so clearly the Brock Turner case (Stanford swimmer accused of rape). It’s such a publicly known thing it felt weird and awkward to - as one example - have the accused rapist be a star swimmer. Why not even change that one basic fact?

Regardless it’s a good read and I thank Net Galley for the free copy in exchange for an honest review. In fact, so many other reviews here rave about the authors prior novel that I’m going to check that out.