Monday
Over the weekend I read THE NIGHT SWIM by Megan Goldin. 1st of 2 in Rachel Krall series.
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?
Published 2020; 351 pages. 4.5 stars. I have the second one on hold at the library.
Currently reading HAWKE by Ted Bell, 1st of 12 in series featuring Alex Hawke, British Lord, jet-setter, and
free-lance secret operative out to save the free world.
A direct descendant of a legendary English
privateer, Lord Alexander Hawke is one of England's most decorated naval
heroes. Now, in the Caribbean on a secret assignment for the American
government, Hawke must disarm a ticking time bomb --- a highly
experimental stealth submarine carrying forty nuclear warheads that has
fallen into the hands of an unstable government just ninety miles from
the U.S. mainland. But Hawke's mission is twofold, for he has returned
to the waters where modern-day pirates brutally murdered his parents
when he was a boy --- after a lifetime of nightmares, will vengeance be
his last?
Published 2003; 596 pages.
Also currently reading MURDER AT THE ROYAL BOTANICAL GARDENS by Andrea Penrose. 5th of 7 in series featuring The Earl of Wrexford, a scientist, and Charlotte Sloane, a satirical
cartoonist working under her dead husband’s name, in Regency London.
One advantage of being caught up in a whirl of
dress fittings and decisions about flower arrangements and breakfast
menus is that Charlotte Sloane has little time for any pre-wedding
qualms. Her love for Wrexford isn't in question. But will being a
wife--and a Countess--make it difficult for her to maintain her
independence--not to mention, her secret identity as famed satirical
artist A.J. Quill? Despite those concerns, there are soon even
more urgent matters to attend to during Charlotte and Wrexford's first
public outing as an engaged couple. At a symposium at the Royal Botanic
Gardens, a visiting botanist suffers a fatal collapse. The traces of
white powder near his mouth reveal the dark truth--he was murdered.
Drawn into the investigation, Charlotte and the Earl learn of the
victim's involvement in a momentous medical discovery. With fame and
immense fortune at stake, there's no shortage of suspects, including
some whose ruthlessness is already known. But neither Charlotte nor her
husband-to-be can realize how close the danger is about to get--or to
what lengths this villain is prepared to go...
Published 2021; 353 pages.
Reading update:
The schedule for my reading sprints has changed starting this week. I was contacted by Sarah from The Bookish Knitter to swap a day. So mine are now Tuesday and Thursday evenings and Saturday afternoon.
Tonight I have sprints to watch so I hope to get some good reading in.
Have a good day
Much love,
PK the Bookeemonster
