This book is the second in a mystery series with a true crime podcaster as the main character. I loved this one so much! I am a true crime fan and I often listen to podcasts involving crime. The book is set in Florida, with an internet influencer conference as the background. There were many twists and turns that I didn't see coming. I really enjoyed the interactions between the podcaster and an FBI agent. I hope to see him in the next book! I highly recommend this to anyone who enjoys a good thriller.

The Night Swim was my favorite read of 2022 so imagine my surprise when I started reading Dark Corners and realized it was BOOK TWO. Yes, I had no idea going into this that it was the second book two the Rachel Krall series. This is why sometimes I really need to read a synopsis 🤣🙈
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Anyways, yesssssss!!! Book two seriously did not disappoint! Rachel was even more of a badass in this one. I just love that she sticks to her grounds when she knows there's a good story. Dark Corners is another psychological thriller that will keep you guessing right up until the very last page. You may think you have the entire story figured out, but chances are, you're wrong (atleast I was anyways). Absolutely loved this one, loved the storyline, LOVED the little romance, basically loved everything.

I was a bit nervous when I saw they were turning Rachel from Night Swim into a series, because Megan Goldie’s books are always so unique and unexpected- but if anything, this book is even fresher than the first, which was already one of my favorites.

Part True crime podcaster turned sleuth, part procedural, the story takes quite a few dips and turns that are unexpected. Also, loved the bee-torturing antagonist. Every part of this book was fun and I am eagerly looking forward to the next one.

I was PUMPED when I learned of a new Rachel Krall book. In the continuation of The Night Swim's lead Rachel Krall's story, we have a disappearance of a social media influencer, convicted thief who's suspected of murder's pending release, and a new podcast! Dark Corners starts with Rachel being called by the FBI in order to meet with Terrence Bailey, a suspected murderer who's about to be released from prison. Why? Well a few days ago he met with social media influencer Maddison Logan and now she's missing. Rachel gets thrown into this mess while also going 'undercover' at an influencer conference nearby. Rumors are spreading regarding Maddison and a few other key influencers. Rachel might end up learning too much and getting herself into trouble!
 
Overall I enjoyed this follow-up to The Night Swim. While it wasn't as strong of a story, I had a lot of fun reading it. We also had a random romance subplot that I surprisingly really enjoyed. I'm hoping this means we get more Rachel Krall books in the future!

Absolutely nothing better than finding out one of your favorite books is getting a surprise sequel! Goldin is a great author and I really enjoyed The Escape Room, Stay Awake, and The Night Swim. Rachel from The Night Swim is a great protagonist and I was eager to get more of her. While you don’t need to read The Night Swim to enjoy this one, you definitely would be doing yourself a disservice. I enjoyed the first book a lot more, but this was a solid mystery thriller that did not shy away from very dark themes. I liked the addition of a romantic interest, which is new to me from this author, and it added some nice relief. Something really unique about Dark Corners is that we know who the antagonist is from the very beginning and I loved getting to see inside his mind. This was easy to binge and I liked the writing style. Maybe my least favorite book from Goldin but still a worthy read!

“The scariest monster is the one who hides in plain sight.”

Thank you to St. Martin’s Publishing Group and NetGalley for sending me an ARC of Dark Corners! When I unexpectedly received an email containing this book, I jumped for joy! Megan Goldin has easily became a reliable choice for unputdownable thrillers on my Kindle/bookshelf. In Dark Corners, Rachel Krall, who we previously met in The Night Swim, is summoned to Florida by the FBI to speak with a suspected serial killer. Everything is not what it seems as Rachel works to untangle several threads revolving around the disappearance of a social media influencer among other girls in the community. The mystery within Dark Corners is layered and engaging, keeping me wanting more due to the pacing and short chapters.

Unfortunately, this one didn’t quite work for me as well as Goldin’s previous works, but it was still a good 3.5 star read. Between a lack of character development from the first book and a unnecessarily inserted romantic subplot, it left me wanting more of the Rachel (and Pete) that we got in the first book.

First off, thank you to @netgalley and @stmartinspress for providing me this ARC and I am voluntarily leaving my review!

I’ve read a few books now by Megan Goldin that I’ve really liked and this was no different! I enjoyed this one a lot and flew through it pretty quickly. Even though it’s not necessary to read Night Swim before this, that book introduces you to Rachel Krall, the main character in this book, who is a famous true crime podcaster on a mission to discover the truth on what happened to a popular social media influencer who disappeared after visiting an alleged serial killer. In this book, Rachel is forced to confront the dangers that lurk in the dark corners of the Internet which is pretty creepy. This was a great mystery/suspense and I would highly recommend adding this to your TBR for when it releases in August!

I really enjoyed the night swim so I was excited to jump into this one and it didn’t disappoint. While I guessed the twist pretty early on I still really enjoyed the story line and mystery of the book! Overall this was definitely worth the read and I hope the author continues with the Rachel Krall series! Thank you to NetGalley and St Martins Publishing for the ARC.

Dark Corners is the second installment in the Rachel Krall series and it did not disappoint! The story has so many pieces to it and it was great how it all came together at the end, all while leaving you guessing throughout the book.

The only thing I would change is how much recapping happened in the chapters. You would read a chapter, and the beginning of the next chapter rehashed what you just read. It got better in the end, but it felt like filler. Otherwise I really enjoyed this book and the storyline. Definitely recommend and can't wait for future books in the series!

Thanks St. Martin's Publishing Group for this copy in exchange for my honest review

I had The Night Swim for such a long time before reading it and was so mad at myself for putting it off when I finally read it because it was phenomenal! Since then, I’ve read anything Goldin puts out and recommended her books to everyone so when I saw Dark Corners I jumped on it!….

First off Rachel Krall is back and even better! The storyline is addictive! I read it in a single day. Rachel goes to meet an inmate suspected of being a serial killer before he’s due to be released… what follows is twists and turns on each page! Dynamic characters and interesting plot twists. Can’t wait to get a physical copy of this in my hands!

Dark Corners is an intriguing mystery following Rachel Krell, a true crime podcaster, as she is pulled into the investigation of a missing social media influencer and involved in that case's possible ties to several murders from 6 year ago.

The story maintained a nice level of suspense, with big revelations carefully spaced out to keep the plot moving forward at a measured but unrelenting pace. The clashing worlds of influencers, true crime podcasts, and an FBI investigation made for a tense tale full of unexpected twists, turns, and glimpses into the darker side of lives that are seemingly perfect at first glance. I didn't find the ending quite as clever and surprising as with past Goldin books, but the resolution did provide answers to all my questions and teased at a possible continuation of the main character's stories.

I was so excited to discover Dark Corners featured podcaster Rachel Krall from Night Swim, one of my favorite thrillers I read 2021. It didn't disappoint and was an engrossing, twisty second entry in what will hopefully be an ongoing series.

I was so excited when I heard that Megan Goldin was bringing back Rachael Krall for another book. I was even more excited when I was given the opportunity to read the book early!! Dark Corners is the second book to feature true crime podcaster Rachael Krall. Her first, The Night Swim, is such a wonderful book, and Dark Corners is equally wonderful! There is so much to unravel in this story. A missing social media influencer, a potential serial killer getting out of jail, and so much more but I don’t want to risk giving anything away. Just make sure you don’t have any plans once you start reading because you won’t want to stop until you have finished. Which is what I did at 3:00 AM! I really hope that there will be more stories of Rachel Krall to come. Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press for the ARC!! Mark your calendars for August 8, 2023 to pick up your copy of Dark Corners!!

Fun and fun of twists! Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read and review.

Goldin has become and autobuy author for me and continues to stay that way with this new release. I honestly did not know this was connected to the night swim and you don’t really need to read that one before hand but it’s still a cool connection. We once again have podcaster Rachel krall on the scene of a new crime. For fans of serial killers and the influencer lifestyle this one is for you. It was more of a slow burn than her other novels but I was still hooked from page one. There was a bit too much of repetition throughout the book and the podcast chapters didn’t seem to totally align with the proper tense and never really wrapped either, but overall I really enjoyed this one and highly recommend

Great storyline; flowed nicely. Suspenseful. Loved the idea of a podcaster being involved in the story. Would recommend to anyone who enjoys this genre

I received a digital ARC from St. Martin's Press to read and review this book and I'm glad I did. I finished it within 24 hours and couldn't stop reading. As different details came into play, my guesses on the ending changed several times, but in the end I didn't figure everything out. Great book and I recommend it to anyone who likes thrillers.

Within the first few pages of Megan Goldin's newest thriller, "Dark Corners," we are introduced to Rachel Krall, a true crime podcaster. Rachel is summoned to a maximum security prison located in Central Florida by the FBI. Upon arrival, Rachel learns that the FBI exploited her curious nature into manipulating her to come to Florida. She was told she was "being given a front-row seat to an active FBI investigation." Once there she learns that her name actually came up in the investigation by Terence Bailey, a prisoner at that facility.

Terence Bailey has been incarcerated for six years. He was convicted of robbery but he was also accused of the abductions and murders of several young women, although he was never convicted. Two days prior, he was visited by a famous influencer, Maddison Logan. She was the first and only visitor Terence Bailey has had in six years. During their meeting, the FBI had learned that Terence Bailey had scribbled out a message to Maddison asking her to bring Rachel Krall to him.

After the meeting, the FBI believe that Madisson disappeared from her camper van parked in a nearby camping area. The FBI are unable to build a victim profile on Madisson because they have no information on her actual identity. Since Rachel's name was brought up in the meeting between Madisson and Terence, the FBI feel that Rachel is their only lead to finding Maddison. Compounded with this is the fact Terence Bailey's sentence ends in two days and the FBI believe he might be working with an accomplice on the outside.

Rachel is intrigued by the case and finds herself in the middle of a missing person's investigation. When a woman's body is found a few miles away from the camping grounds entrenched in a muddy pit, everyone believes it's Maddison. While the forensic team works to free and identify the body, Rachel works to uncover clues involving her disappearance. Her investigation ultimately leads to the other missing girls and whether Terence Bailey was responsible for their demise.

As with all Of Megan Goldin's other books, this is another terrific addition to her already impressive lineup of fast-paced thrillers. Many thanks to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for an ARC of this book in exchange for my honest review.

Megan Goldin brings back Rachel Krall, the famous true crime podcaster, who debuted in The Night Swim. She is back, but this time, she did not pick the crime she chases down - it essentially picks her. The FBI ask her to fly down to Florida to help them with a case. At first, it seems like she is a person of interest, but then it becomes more clear. Once they get what they need from her, the lead investigator (also a handsome man per Rachel) tries to get her to go home. He begins to feel like bringing her into the mix might put her in danger. Rachel, however, is not one to be told what to do, and once she starts something she sees it through to the end, or she will die trying. I would say more, but I don't want to give out any spoilers!

Just like when I read The Night Swim, this book grabbed my attention right away, and I raced through the book, as I absolutely needed to know what happened. I love the character of Rachel, a non-nonsense strong woman who does what she thinks needs to be done, without letting anyone or anything get in the way of her goal. Goldin created other great characters in this book. Joe, the detective, was a bit hard to read, and I liked that she kept the reader guessing about him. The influencers in the book, for the most part, were people you loved to hate, and created another level of intrigue with a side story of their own. I would change the way Goldin has Rachel's podcast going throughout the book, as it created a spoiler, that this writer didn't need to figure out in advance. But, other than that, another amazing book. Cannot wait for the next installment involving Rachel Krall.

nobody alive does a thriller like megan goldin. she just writes hit after hit after hit. i loved being able to revisit rachel krall after how great and compelling she was in the night swim.

Competently written, but overall a slightly lesser entry comparing to The Night Swim , while I wasn't as blown away as everyone else by its predecessor, I still found it to be an engaging read, and was definitely excited for more case cracking with the podcast host / amateur sleuth Rachel Krall. Dark Corners's final act is a worthwhile one—managing to close all loose ends with a decent amounts of surprise, even though the journey getting there is a little sluggish and dull.

It is a missed opportunity not giving Rachel Krall more room to develop as a dimensional character—one thing I was looking forward to was to gain further knowledge on the returning characters from The Night Swim . But upon finishing Dark Corners, I couldn't help but speculate this novel might have started out as a stand-alone, only receiving a superficial 'Rachel Krall overlay' late in development to benefit from the success and brand recognition of The Night Swim . Rachel Krall has absolutely no personality here, merely functions as a sounding board for other characters to dump intel at. Not to mention her 'sidekick' Pete is also barely in the story. There's an arguably unnecessary romance thrown in to fabricate some character development for Miss Krall, but it might be too little too late.

Fortunately the mystery at hand is still engaging and layered, unfolding at lightning pace thanks to the short chapters. I do however, feel like I have to suspend my disbelief WAY more this time around, trying not to get caught up on the convenience the narrative is taking. One aspect of the case heavily involves social media / influencer culture, and there are moments where its depiction is stereotypical and slightly dated (like mid 2010s), evidently written by someone who's clearly not currently interacting on these platforms.

Judging on its own, Dark Corners is still an decent thriller/mystery, but with the The Night Swim branding comes expectations, and for me those expectations are not fully met: the returning characters are mostly in name only and irrelevant, and the case presented here is sillier and more bombastic, replacing the grounded, character-driven tone of the first book. I do want a book 3, and hopefully one that's more fleshed out and intentional than this entry.