The Night Swim

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The Night Swim by Megan Goldin follows true crime podcast host Rachel Krall as she covers a high-stakes rape trial in a small town. While she delves into the current case, a mysterious letter from a grieving sister draws her into a decades-old unsolved mystery. As the narratives intertwine, Rachel uncovers dark secrets that the town has long tried to keep hidden.
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The Night Swim

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The heart-stopping new thriller by the Australian author who has taken the US by storm.

"Megan Goldin has a sure hand at ratcheting up the tension. The pages turn themselves." - New York Times Book Review

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 recognised 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 Three 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. When Rachel uncovers startling connections between the two cases, past and present collide. What she finds will change not just the course of the trial, but the lives of everyone involved.

"Megan Goldin is fast proving to be a sizzling new voice in Aussie crime fiction." - Australian Women's Weekly

"Compelling, raw and gripping from start to end, The Night Swim is a must-read that I struggled to put down." - Better Reading

Praise for Megan Goldin:

"Fantastic - one of my favourite books of the year." - Lee Child

"High-wire tension from the first moment to the last. Gripping and unforgettable." - Harlan Coben

"Top-shelf, page-turning crime." - Sydney Morning Herald

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781761045752

Publisher: Penguin Random House Australia

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 30 November 2021

Country: Australia

Imprint: Penguin Random House Australia

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 27.0mm

Width: 130.0mm

Height: 196.0mm

Weight: 256g

Pages: 368

About the Author

Megan Goldin worked as a correspondent for Reuters and other media outlets, where she covered war, peace, international terrorism, and financial meltdowns in the Middle East and Asia. She is now based in Melbourne, where she raises three sons and is a foster mum to Labrador puppies learning to be guide dogs.

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