The Night Swim by Megan Goldin

Thank you to Netgalley and St.Martin's Press for a copy of the eARC in exchange for a fair review.

Rachel is a podcaster on her way to Neapolis to cover the trial of Scott Blair. He has been accused of raping a 16 year old girl. However, before she even arrives she stops at a rest stop and when she comes out she finds a letter. A handwritten letter addressed to her asking for her help to find out who murdered Hannah's sister. Rachel is worried and intrigued. 

As she follows the trial and dives deep into what happened between K and Scott Blair, she also finds more letters slowly filling her in on what happened all those years ago to Jenny Still. In a town divided, and one unwilling to even acknowledge that Jenny was murdered, will Rachel end up over her head.

Told in 2 viewpoints and one from the podcast, This book goes back and forth between the present and past. Takes an unvarnished look at rape and what it is like for person to have to press charges and face their attacker in public. I legit could not put it down. I didn't even in rush through it. I savored every minute of this book. I did get an idea of who could be involved so I wasn't as shocked at the end when the reveal happened. 

That didn't take away from my enjoyment of the book. It is a hard subject matter, but I loved the format of the book and the way the dual stories were told. I can't wait to see what this author comes up with next.