by Megan Goldin
To my husband and sons, who put up with my lengthy absences and constant distraction while I wrote this novel, thank you for your loving support and endless patience. You make it all worthwhile. Thank you also to my parents, brother and sister, and my aunt, who lives oceans away but is always in our hearts. Any mistakes in this novel are my own, either deliberate or otherwise, because fiction is, after all, fiction. The town of Neapolis is a fictional town. Its name is drawn from the Roman name for the town of Shechem, where the biblical account of the rape of Dinah took place.
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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, Australia, where she raises three sons and is a foster mom to Labrador puppies learning to be guide dogs. You can sign up for email updates here.
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Contents
Title Page
Copyright Notice
Dedication
Epigraph
1. Hannah
2. Rachel
3. Rachel
4. Guilty or Not Guilty
5. Rachel
6. Hannah
7. Guilty or Not Guilty
8. Rachel
9. Hannah
10. Guilty or Not Guilty
11. Rachel
12. Guilty or Not Guilty
13. Rachel
14. Rachel
15. Rachel
16. Rachel
17. Hannah
18. Rachel
19. Hannah
20. Rachel
21. Guilty or Not Guilty
22. Rachel
23. Rachel
24. Guilty or Not Guilty
25. Rachel
26. Hannah
27. Rachel
28. Hannah
29. Rachel
30. Guilty or Not Guilty
31. Rachel
32. Rachel
33. Hannah
34. Rachel
35. Rachel
36. Rachel
37. Guilty or Not Guilty
38. Rachel
39. Rachel
40. Guilty or Not Guilty
41. Rachel
42. Hannah
43. Rachel
44. Guilty or Not Guilty
45. Rachel
46. Hannah
47. Rachel
48. Rachel
49. Rachel
50. Guilty or Not Guilty
51. Hannah
52. Rachel
53. Guilty or Not Guilty
54. Rachel
Acknowledgments
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About the Author
Copyright
This is a work of fiction. All of the characters, organizations, and events portrayed in this novel are either products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously.
First published in the United States by St. Martin’s Press, an imprint of St. Martin’s Publishing Group
THE NIGHT SWIM. Copyright © 2020 by Megan Goldin. All rights reserved. For information, address St. Martin’s Publishing Group, 120 Broadway, New York, NY 10271.
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The Library of Congress has catalogued the print edition as follows:
Names: Goldin, Megan, author.
Title: The night swim / Megan Goldin.
Description: First Edition. | New York: St. Martin’s Press, 2020.
Identifiers: LCCN 2020010738 | ISBN 9781250219688 (hardcover) | ISBN 9781250272775 (international) | ISBN 9781250219701 (ebook)
Subjects: GSAFD: Suspense fiction.
Classification: LCC PR9619.4.G654 N54 2020 | DDC 823/.92—dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2020010738
eISBN 9781250219701
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