The Night Swim by Megan Goldin

“To tell you the truth, I don’t get how we can almost unanimously agree that murder is wrong, yet when it comes to rape some people still see shades of gray.”

Rachel Krall, a true-crime podcast host, is on her way to Neapolis, North Carolina, when she finds a letter on her windshield. The letter is from Hannah and tells Rachel about her sister, Jenny, who died 25 years ago in Neapolis. Hannah writes her sister was murdered and she wants Rachel to investigate and help find Jenny’s killer.

Rachel is headed to Neapolis for a rape trial she is going to cover live on her podcast. The defendant is a star college swimmer and beloved in the town. The victim is a sixteen-year-old high school student whose world has been crushed by the night in question.

As Rachel covers the trial and investigates Jenny’s decades old murder, some pieces begin to converge.

I selected the quote that I did to lead off this review because while this is a book with multiple mysteries to solve, it was so much more than a suspense novel. There are parts that are really hard to read (or listen to, as I listed to the eAudiobook). The book talks about rape, how victims of rape are scrutinized and perceived and how rape victims are treated in a trial. I absolutely recommend this book.

Check out The Night Swim by Megan Goldin at the Library (https://catalog.lclibs.org/polaris/search/title.aspx…) or listen to the audiobook through the eLibrary at https://lclibs.overdrive.com/media/5115219.