Night Swim (Rachel Krall, 1)

Night Swim (Rachel Krall, 1)

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Beschreibung

“A blistering plot and crisp writing make The Night Swim an unputdownable read.” –Sarah Pekkanen, bestselling author of The Wife Between Us

In The Night Swim, a new thriller from Megan Goldin, author of the “gripping and unforgettable” (Harlan Coben) The Escape Room, a true crime podcast host covering a controversial trial finds herself drawn deep into a small town’s dark past and a brutal crime that took place there years before.

Ever since her true-crime podcast became an overnight sensation and set an innocent man free, Rachel Krall has become a household name―and the last hope for 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 new season of Rachel's podcast has brought her to a small town being torn apart by a devastating rape trial. A local golden boy, a swimmer destined for Olympic greatness, has been accused of raping the beloved granddaughter of the police chief. Under pressure to make Season 3 a success, Rachel throws herself into her investigation―but the mysterious letters keep coming. 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 insist she was murdered―and when Rachel starts asking questions, nobody in town wants to answer. The past and present start to collide as Rachel uncovers startling connections between the two cases―and a revelation 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?
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OH MY GOD. First of all this is not a thriller to me. It is gripping and I read it in one sitting but it is not a Thriller. Don't expect to be at the edge of your seat. The topic is an important one - Rape, Rape culture, Victim Blaming and also The role of Social Media when talking about those topics. Our protagonist is interesting enough - she is curious, she does great research and she has a way with words when she is doing her Podcasts. The supporting characters are all fleshed out enough to seem like actual humans. The interesting bit is - that we have multiple layers. The Podcast, the actual Trial and Rachel's research - and then the letters from Hannah about her sister's death that also took place in the same town as Trial is taking place at. No revelations were unrealistic - also there weren't many. I feel very confident in saying that when you know the premise you know what you are getting. There aren't many real surprises. The fact that really gripped me was the topic. Rape culture is sadly a thing and I feel like Megan Goldin did a great job representing both sides - very realistically actually. I especially love how she managed to find a way to describe a character who knows both sides of that problem - being part of rape culture, and being the victim of rape culture. That was really fascinating to me. Almost a perfect read - it's just not a thriller.

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