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The Night Swim
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September 1, 2024
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November 30, 2024

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Connie  G
Oct 06, 2024 rated it really liked it
Rachel Krall is a true-crime podcast host who is covering a rape trial in a small North Carolina town where everyone has an opinion. The defendant is a champion swimmer who had the Olympic trials in his plans. The accusation comes from a teenage girl who is so devastated that it's questionable whether she will be emotionally able to testify in court.

Rachel finds a letter on her windshield asking her to look into another crime that happened 25 years ago. Her correspondent thinks her older sister
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Krista
Rating: 4.5 stars rounded down to 4 stars

Trigger Warning: Rape, Sexual Assault

This is the second book in a row that I have read that has featured a true-crime podcast. One of these days I’m going to listen to an actual true-crime podcast! In “The Night Swim”, Rachel Krall is riding the wave of popularity for her podcast, “Guilty not Guilty” which got an innocent man cleared of a murder conviction in its first season. For this season’s podcast, she has come to the small town of Neapolis, NC. She
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Sandra
Jun 30, 2021 rated it really liked it
I absolutely loved 'The Escape Room' so when the new novel from Megan Goldin appeared on my radar I was very excited and knew I had to get it!

Rachel Krall, a popular true crime podcaster, travels to Neopolis, North Carolina to cover a rape trial in which the accused is the town's golden boy and local hero. Soon Rachel starts receiving letters from Hannah, asking for Rachel's help look into a crime her sister was a victim of 25 years earlier.

Told through 3 points of view (Rachel, Hannah and the
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Apr 25, 2021 rated it it was amazing
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5 stars because I was so very engrossed. I figured it out pretty early but hated having to put this book down. Excellent read. Really hard topics.
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