The Night Swim by Megan Goldin

Book Review:

The Night Swim by Megan Goldin

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Description:
After the first season of her true crime podcast became an overnight sensation and set an innocent man free, Rachel Krall is now a household name―and the last hope for thousands of 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 small town of Neapolis is being torn apart by a devastating rape trial. The town’s golden boy, a swimmer destined for Olympic greatness, has been accused of raping a high school student, the beloved granddaughter of the police chief. Under pressure to make Season Three a success, Rachel throws herself into interviewing and investigating―but the mysterious letters keep showing up in unexpected places. 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 insists she was murdered―and when Rachel starts asking questions, nobody seems to want to answer. The past and present start to collide as Rachel uncovers startling connections between the two cases 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?

Review:

TW: sexual assault and murder

Megan Goldin tore the reader to pieces with this book. So emotional and raw. I really loved that there were multiple perspectives and two different mysteries/stories at once. I was eager to find out what would happen with the current trial in the story and the murder from the past that still resonated with Hannah. It was indeed a horrible tragedy what Jenny went through. Hannah's perseverance was impeccable and I'm glad she never gave up on finding out the truth about her sister's death. Jenny deserved justice.

Ugh I loved this book and I would read it again. I would definitely recommend it as long as the reader checks the trigger warnings.