Thank you to NetGalley for my ARC!

In the sequel to Night Swim we re join podcast host Rachel as she is flown down to Florida under mysterious pretenses. The FBI want her to talk with Terence Bailey, a man about to be released from prison, about a woman who has disappeared. As Rachel gets drawn in by the secrecy and her plain determination, much to the chagrin of her FBI contact, she infiltrates a social media conference in order to find out answers.

Like Night Swim, this story is fast paced and exciting leaving you guessing until the end. I love Rachel's character and her unwavering determination to find out what happened no matter what the cost. Hope there is another one to look forward to!!

While it is book 2 in the Rachel Krall series I feel it can be read as a stand alone.

FBI agents reach out to podcaster Rachel Krall to help find a possible serial killer.

While I loved the influencer aspect of the book. The rest just fell flat for me. It started off a little slow in my opinion and had me slightly confused with all the characters at the start. It does come together in the end which is nice. Thank you to the publisher and netgalley for the ARC

Thank you Netgalley for the opportunity to read and review this title.

This was a fun mystery with some predictable twists and turns, but completely enjoyable to read. I loved the storyline about all the narcissistic influencers. The main character frustrated me on more than one occasion, but did not take away from my investment in the story.

Thank you to the publisher, author, and NetGalley for providing me with an ARC in exchange for my honest rating and review.

I want to preface this review by saying Megan Goldin is one of my favorite authors, but this book was no exception!! This was such a good read! The chapters bounced around between different perspectives, which kept the pages turning. The end of each chapter left me wanting more information, but I had to wait a couple chapters to get the information I so badly wanted. Reading this way is so frustratingly delightful!!

I enjoyed getting to learn more about Rachel Krall (of the previous novel The Night Swim). The new characters introduced were a great addition to her storyline!

I will continue to read every single thing put out by this author!!

Thank you to Netgalley and St. Martin's Press for allowing me to read this book in exchange for an honest review.

This story follows Rachel Krall, back from her podcast and entering the lives of the influencers of this generation. Rachel has been named a person of interest after a soon-to-be released prisoner named her specifically, and asked for her to speak to him. Rachel travels to Miami to visit Terrance Bailey, and in turn, becomes involved in the disappearance of a popular Travel Blogger. Despite the FBI's Joe Martinez urging Rachel to go back home, Rachel stays in Miami and joins the influencer conference under a slight alias. In order to assist with the case, Rachel goes undercover as "RunningGirlRach," and gets the inside scoop on the world of influencers and the cut-throat competition that goes on behind closed doors.

Megan Goldin is one of my favourite thriller authors and The Night Swim is a clear-cut favourite. When I heard that this book followed Rachel Krall again, I was hyped for it. However, there are things in this book that just made me cringe with the predictability and it made me bring down the book in rating a bit.

For one, The fact that Rachel is in this conference under her Running instagram account and no one knows who her real identity is because she never shows photos of herself. She's supposed to remain anonymous... But she checks into the hotel using her real first and last name? And the fact that she does this leads her right into danger because the bad guy calls the hotel and asks for her by name.... It just came across as sloppy and, honestly, lazy.

Secondly, the little piece of romance seemed forced and quick. Joe Martinez did not show any sign that he was into Rachel, nor did she show any sign that she was into him... Until they had dinner in her hotel and had sex (closed door). All of a sudden, he's talking about how he can't keep his mind from her? The timeline just didn't make sense and I found myself rolling my eyes.

The suspect in this also was very evident from his initial introduction, but the reasoning behind his crime spree was never discovered. It's open-ended, and I guess there's a reason for that but I couldn't tell you what that was.

I really love Megan's writing, but the experience of reading this one was dramatically different than reading her others and I was left a bit disappointed.

Dark Corners by Megan Goldin infiltrates the world of the influencer, and peels back the curtain on the dark secrets that lurk behind the social media machine.

Rachel Krall, familiar to readers of The Night Swim, is a true crime podcaster who is brought in by the FBI to investigate the disappearance of popular influencer Maddison Logan. Maddison had visited serial killer Terence Bailey in prison just days before his release, then goes missing from an influencer convention only hours later. Can Rachel infiltrate the tightly knit, sometimes dangerous community of social media influencers before it is too late?

I enjoyed the return of Rachel Krall, though it should be mentioned that this can easily be enjoyed as a standalone read. Once again, Ms Goldin has crafted a compelling and addictive tale of timely relevance. I look forward to following wherever she leads us next.

Many thanks to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for an ARC.

This was more enjoyable than the last Megan Goldin book. It felt more thought out. Still not the best though.

Rachel Krall, podcaster, is summoned by the FBI to a Florida prison where she interviews a soon-to-be released, suspected serial killer of young women, Terence Bailey. Maddison, an Internet influencer, goes missing after visiting this same person. Joe Martinez, an FBI agent, has inadvertently pulled Rachel into the evil community that surrounds Bailey. Soon her life is threatened. Rachel infiltrates an influencer-Internet convention to get information about the missing Maddison and meets a narcissistic group desperate to connect with others like them in a quest to gain supporters and compete with one another for more celebrity. The villain is a frightening character who has left a path of slaughter behind and is determined to end the lives of the principals in this thriller. Tension prevails and plot twists abound, revealing an horrific criminal. This is my fourth Megan Goldin work. Although I prefer her standalone novels, this series sophomore is an entertaining read.

Dark Corners is overall an exceptionel thriller. Just when I thought I had it figured out, it twisted again. I loved the pace of this book, the story line, the characters, the podcast and social media influencers angle. It was a page turner and kept me guessing until the end. I enjoyed how the mystery unfolded and would love to read more from this author in the future. My copy of this book was provided by the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. My thanks to the the author, the publisher, and NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review it.

This is the second book involving Rachel Krall. Her podcast has become a huge success. She is called by the FBI to meet an inmate at a prison in Florida and to help with a missing person case.

I enjoyed this book! It took me a little bit to get sucked in but then I couldn’t put it down. I liked the history of the characters. I liked the different perspectives. I liked the peek into the world of influencers. I am intrigued by the sneak of a possible future romance. I like when there is a splurge of romance in a murder mystery.

Overall I enjoyed this and would recommend it! Thank you to Netgalley and the publishers for giving me this ARC in exchange for an honest review. I am looking forward to more books with Rachel and her podcasting world.

Rating:⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Release date: 8/8/23

This book was so good and exactly what I needed to get out of my reading slump! This is an addictive thriller, I could not put it down. Rachel Krall is a podcaster who became famous the last season of her podcast Guilty or Not Guilty solving a wrongful conviction case. Now she’s been contacted by the FBI to meet with Terrence Bailey soon to be released from prison. Terrence is a suspected serial killer, but there was no solid proof to convict. Two days before he is released influencer Maddison Logan visits Terrance in jail. The next day Maddison is missing from the influencer convention she was attending. How can a killer kill without leaving prison?

I love the characters they are so flawed and likable. Especially Rachel and FBI Agent Joe Martinez. I hope future books with Rachel and Joe solving crimes are written. They will absolutely be auto-buys.

The first Rachel Krall book in the series is The Night Swim released in 2020. Another great 5 star read!

Dark Corners was fantastic! Rachel Krall is a true crime podcaster who finds herself in the middle of a tangled web of murders. This book kept me constantly guessing and trying to figure out what was going to happen. 4/5 stars.

I was excited at the prospect of being able to read more of Rachels story in this book but it was too much overkill for me.

A popular influencer (Maddison Logan) visits and inmate who is a suspected serial killer days before he is set to be released and then disappears. For reasons unknown, Rachel's name comes up during the visit so the FBI is hopeful that she will be willing to help them get to the bottom of things and find out where Maddison may be.

Could there be an accomplice helping the suspected killer act on the outside? The premise sounded so good but unfortunately this book just fell a little flat for me.

I really enjoyed this one! I loved The Night Swim by this other, but wasn't as big of fan of Stay Awake or The Escape Room. I think what draws me in is Rachel Krall as a main character and the podcast element. I will gladly read any future Rachel Krall series books!

I have to admit as a small time influencer myself, this book was super fun to read. Reading about how on the surface influencers appear one way but the undercurrent of their lives and how dark things could be in order to get ahead was completely eye opening. I really enjoyed alot of this book was disappointed that her podcast was not featured in this book 2. I still enjoy Megan's writing and how she's excellent and writing a great intriguing thriller that will make you keep turning the pages for more.

Podcasts AND influencers? Sign me up! This was a great follow-up to The Night Swim and I'm a sucker for an undercover story. I loved that there was no courtroom drama in this one, but wasn't as big a fan of the single POV approach. I love the integration with social media, since that's so pervasive in culture. Overall, it was a gripping thriller for fans of the genre.

Expected publication date: August 8, 2023.
Thanks to NetGalley for the ARC!

Once again I stayed up way too late to finish a thriller but I couldn’t put this one down!!!! I absolutely eat up mystery/thriller books where we follow the same main character throughout a series. Typically that is a detective, but Rachel (who you meet in the first book The Night Swim) is a true crime podcaster, which makes it so much more fun.

I sort of guessed the plot twist but I wasn’t let down by this. I think the author writes in a way where she purposely gives you all the information slowly so that you figure out the mystery along with the main character. I thought the way it all played out was excellent with a wonderful final climatic scene.

The book also had a touch of romance which I loved. It was not necessarily a major plot point but the way the book ends the author leaves you with the feeling that we might see more of the love interest in future books (I hope!).

I can’t wait for the next book.Thank you to St. Martin’s Press and NetGalley for the advanced copy in exchange for my honest review.

I quite enjoyed another book with Rachel in it. I hope this becomes a full fledged series. This book kept me engaged and eager to see what would happen next. I really liked the podcast element and the way it was done. I cannot wait to read the next Megan Goldin book!

As a huge fan of the night swim I was so excited for this book! The writing was fantastic and I loved the story line. It was unpredictable and had a great twist!

Thank you so much to Net Galley, the publisher, and author for providing this book for my honest review. This is my 3rd book by this author and I have loved all of them. This is the second book featuring the main character, Rachel. The first book, The Night Swim, introduces the reader to Rachel who has a true crime podcast. I highly recommend starting with The Night Swim. If you loved that one then you will also love this book. I actually loved this one even more! Rachel is investigating another case and this book has just as many interesting and shocking twists as the first one. It’s also told with multiple narrators which I really enjoyed. There is a touch of romance in this thriller and I know some might not prefer that, but I loved having that touch in the book. I can’t wait to read more from this author. Thank you again for providing this book for my honest review. I adored it!