She decides on a different tack for her new series,instead of re-investigating old cases she'll cover an active trial so that her listeners can follow the legal process as it happens and decide on their verdict after hearing the evidence in real time the same as the Jurors.įor this project she decides to follow a rape trial in the small town of Neapolis ,where a young sporting hero is the accused. As a result she not only makes the podcast massively successful but is deluged with requests to look into other cases. Rachel Krall hosts a true crime podcast ,Guilty or Not Guilty, that has become a sensation after exposing a miscarriage of justice and getting an innocent man set free.

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.Įlectrifying 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? Officially, Jenny Stills tragically drowned, but the letters insist she was murdered - and when Rachel starts asking questions, nobody in town wants to answer. Someone is following her, and she won't stop until Rachel finds out what happened to her sister twenty-five years ago. Under pressure to make Season 3 a success, Rachel throws herself into her investigation - but the mysterious letters keep coming. A local golden boy, a swimmer destined for Olympic greatness, has been accused of raping the beloved granddaughter of the police chief. The new season of Rachel's podcast has brought her to a small town being torn apart by a devastating rape trial. Which makes it all the more unsettling when she finds a note on her car windshield, addressed to her, begging for help. But she's used to being recognised for her voice, not her face. In The Night Swim, a new thriller from Megan Goldin, author of the 'gripping and unforgettable' (Harlen 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.Įver 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.

The Night Swim by Megan Goldin