Just finished Dark Corners. I was OBSESSED with Night Swim so I had extremely high hopes for this book. I enjoyed it. I love the character of Rachel Krall. However I wish her podcast was more of a focal point of the book. I thought the story had a lot of great twists. I couldn’t predict what the ending was. Overall I enjoyed Dark Corners but I think Night Swim will be really difficult to beat.

I read Megan Goldin’s other book Stay Awake. She never disappoints. One of my fav authors!

Megan Goldin’s Stay Awake was one of my favorite reads of 2022. Needless to say, I was so excited to read Dark Corners and it didn’t disappoint. I actually didn’t realize that this was the second book featuring Rachel Krall when I started reading it, but it didn’t affect my understanding or enjoyment of the book at all. I will now have to go back and read The Night Swim.
Terrance Bailey, a suspected serial killer (there was never enough evidence to convict him) is about to be released from prison for breaking and entering. Prior to his release, he meets with a popular social media influencer, Maddison Logan, who goes missing shortly after visiting him. Since Rachel Krall’s name is mentioned during their visit, the FBI bring her to meet with Bailey to help find Maddison. Why did Maddison visit Bailey and why did Krall’s name come up? What happened to Maddison?
This book started slow for me, but picked up until I was rapidly turning pages. I really enjoyed the unique way it was told. Goldin has become a must-read author for me.
Thank you to St. Martin’s Press and NetGalley for allowing me to read an ARC of this book in exchange for my honest review and thank you to Megan Goldin for writing such great books.

Thank you so much to St. Martin’s Press, Megan Goldin, and NetGalley for the eARC of Dark Corners! When I got an email that this was available, I was so excited. I’ve loved every book of Goldin’s that I’d read, and I was so pumped to get to hear more of Rachel’s story.

Rachel Krall, famous podcaster of Guilty or Not Guilty, is called to Florida by the FBI to help out with a case. What she doesn’t know is that she’s been named in the investigation, and the FBI want to know why. An influencer goes missing after visiting a prisoner that is a suspected serial killer.

This book kept me hooked from the beginning, like all of Megan Goldin’s books do for me. I loved this book, and I hope we get more Rachel Krall in the future!

I absolutely loved this book and was so thrilled to have the opportunity to read and review early - thank you! Like other Megan Goldin books, this did not disappoint. I did not see the twist coming at all!! I can’t wait to recommend this to my friends in August!

Dark Corners was a bit of a miss for me in that the characters were unrelatable and there were several story lines occurring at times with little indication of switching between them. I just wasn't a big fan of this book, although I did like the influencer aspect, finding that world interesting and totally different from what I would expect.

Megan Goldin does it again! Another thrilling page turner that keeps you wondering until the very end! The story is about a social media influencer goes missing and how the disappearance might be connected to a man behind bar accused of serial murders. This book is a quick read basically because Goldin writes so smoothly and really knows how to get the readers attention from the get-go. This is the second in the Rachel Krall series and I think it was a great follow up! I thought the ending was a little abrupt, and at points I was a little confused at the timeline of events. The story jumps from present to six years ago. I think it may have been beneficial for the title chapters to include the time frame, but you just have to pay attention. I really hope there will be more books in the Rachel Krall series as I like her character and definitely love the storylines! Thank you so much Netgalley and the publishers for giving me the ARC of Dark Corners..

The famous true crime podcaster Rachel Krall is back! After being rushed to Florida with little information, Rachel finds herself interviewing a suspected killer who is days away from release. Dark Corners wastes no time plunging readers into the world of influencers, kidnappings, and murder.

This book is a page turning thriller with some interesting characters. I know some people are not going to love the social influencer angle but I found it interesting to see the world throught their eyes. Great moments of intrigue and suspense.

I want to thank NetGalley, St. Martin's Press, and the author Megan Goldin for a copy of the book inexchange for an honest review!

I was a huge fan of The Night Swim, and was excited to see Goldin coming out with another thriller with Rachel Krall at the center.

I enjoyed the Night Swim a bit more and the more focal aspect of the podcast in that one versus the small snippets in this one. I thought this was fast paced and engaging, but a little more scattered with multiple threads to follow and keep up with between the characters/ disappearances/ multiple twists and red herrings thrown in.

Still a much better/ cohesive thriller than many I’ve read recently! I’d be happy to see a Rachel Krall #3!

I am so beyond grateful that I received an ARC of this. Unfortunately, I'm having such a hard time enjoying it. I've tried to get through it several times, but I guess I'm just not liking any of the characters and can't seem to get into the writing.

Overall, I’d give this book a 6/10. There are four plus different story lines, which make it pretty hard to follow in the beginning. I didn’t like how the headers were just chapter numbers. They didn’t give you any insight into the time, location or character. I’m assuming some of the chapters were podcast episodes, but that wasn’t specifically called out either. I do want to add that this is an advanced copy and very well could be fixed in the finished/published version. If so, this would definitely help reduce some of the confusion.

In regards to the actual plot, I was hooked by the end and definitely wanted to find out how all of the characters were tied together. There were some loose ends and far fetched parts of the story that I could have gone without, but overall I did enjoy the book.

Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press for sharing this digital copy in exchange for my honest review.

Thank you @netgalley for my ARC of Dark Corners by Megan Goldin.

Pub date August 8, 2023

I loved Stay Awake by Megan Goldin and read a bunch of her books after that. Dark Corners was good, but didn't quite measure up to that book. It is the second book in the Rachel Krall series, but can be read as a standalone. It was fast paced and entertaining, but It was also lacking in some details that made it seem rushed. I will keep reading books by this author and am looking forward to the next one.

I had such a good time with this book! It felt like I was watching a tv show and I was flying through it. I enjoyed the social media/ influencer aspect of this story and really enjoyed how it all played out. A great mystery and I can't wait to read more by Megan Goldin.

Goldin’s books are usually a hit or miss for me and this one was a miss.

I thoroughly enjoyed The Night Swim and was excited that I had the opportunity to read another book with Rachel casted as the MC. However, the Rachel in this book was rude, immature, snarky, arrogant, etc.. totally different than the Rachel I grew to love in The Night Swim.

I was also disappointed that her podcast “Guilty or Not Guilty” wasn’t featured in this book.

The book also heavily centers around “influencers” and I just wasn’t a fan of that. It felt like the author was just trying to keep up with the times and write about things that are relevant in social media nowadays.

I’m aware that this may also just be a preference thing. Overall, it was just an okay book.

DARK CORNERS
Megan Goldin
Pub Date: Aug 8, 2023

𝐎𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐕𝐈𝐄𝐖: Terrance Bailey is about to be released from prison & the FBI is not happy that a serial killer will be back in the streets. But what does Terrance Bailey want to do with Rachel Krall?

𝐓𝐇𝐎𝐔𝐆𝐇𝐓𝐒: I have come to really enjoy Megan Goldin's books. I loved the Night Swin and was so excited we got more of Rachel Krall in this one. While this is the second book in a series, it can absolutely be read as a standalone. Even though it was easy to know who the killer was in this one (only reason I am giving 4 stars instead of 5) it was still so full of twists and turns and new information that I was completely hooked! There are also some switches in POV as well as sections of a podcast explaining some things in more details to the reader. I definitely recommend.

𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆: really liked it!

*Special thank you to St. Martin's Press, NetGalley, and Megan Goldin for an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.

Do you like true crime, tv, podcasts, or books?

I love a good true crime tv show, book and podcasts. I’m all for it!

Terence is about to be released from prison for breaking and entering but authorities have always thought he was a murder. When he gets a visit from a social media influencer, and she soon goes missing, police suspect shes been kidnapped. When the FBI hits a wall they call Rachel Krall for help finding the influencer. As Rachel digs in, she finds the social media community is not as welcoming as it would appear. When evidence surfaces potentially tying Terence to a death, police begin to wonder if he has connections on the outside. Will the FBI and Rachel figure things out before more people go missing or turn up dead?

I loved The Night Swim, so when I heard that there was going to be a second book following true crime podcaster Rachel Krall, I knew I had to read it.

This story is told from three storylines. In the beginning it was difficult to keep track, but they did come together. I enjoy reading stories that focus on the negative side of social media. It makes me happy the book community is so great, and I have personally made some great friends here.

I didn’t quite enjoy this one as much as I did The Night Swim, but it was still a fun story. There were some parts that I felt were included but didn’t really add to the story. I did enjoy the further development of Rachel’s character, and the romance sub plot was fun for me. If there is a third book in this installment I will for sure read it as I’m a huge Megan Goldin fan. Her books are always great reads for me.

Check out this amazing thriller on August 8th.

Thank you to the publisher St Martin’s Press, @stmartinspress, and Netgalley @netgalley for this e-ARC in exchange for an honest review.

4.25/5 I was super excited to start Dark Corners after loving The Night Swim a few years ago. This time, Rachel Krall is lured into a multi-faceted investigation in Florida by FBI agent Joe Martinez, but no one really knows how Rachel fits into the puzzle. At first, I did have a bit of a hard time getting into the story, because it seemed like the chapters were a bit jumpy and all over the place. That being said, once I got a little farther into it, I was hooked. Megan Goldin has a way of drawing me in, even if I have some of the pieces figured out. I did find that the influencer bits at the center of the story did become a bit mundane, and while the writing was a bit repetitive at times, I really enjoyed this story and was drawn into it. I recommend picking this one up if you enjoy an interwoven story that preys on your fear of other people, because after all, “the scariest monster is the one that hides in plain sight.”

Thank you to Megan Goldin, St. Martin’s Press, and NetGalley for the advanced digital copy in exchange for my honest review. This book is due to be published on August 8, 2023.

Thank you for the ARC (Netgalley)

I struggled with this one, a lot. I read Night Swim when it came out and enjoyed it. I was excited to receive this ARC. However, this one felt off for some reason.

Let's start with Rachel. She came across as unlikeable, reckless, and irritable. She kept acting like an amateur sleuth and had a total disregard for FBI procedures. At one point, she walked into a crime scene and refused to leave, wanting to be involved in the investigation, never mind her possible contamination of the scene. I found the banter between her and Martinez to be so ridiculous. The way the FBI brought her in, she refused to listen to them, then they just wanted her to leave was unrealistic. It felt like a very bad cop show written by someone that didn't take the time to research police procedure.

The social media influencer aspect wasn't for me either, but I know this is a personal preference. I understand that being an influencer is an actual job, but I couldn't take it serious in this story. Not really a spoiler, but in the end, Maddison won some influencer award because of everything that happened to her, that made her viral and blow up. The woman was hunted down and tormented by a deranged serial killer and everyone was like, "oh she's such a good influencer".

I don't know what else to say, I really didn't enjoy this book and it felt like the writing was rushed and the author didn't take the time to research, lay out plot points, and make the story believable.

I did enjoy the ending in regard to Terrence Bailey. That was a bit of a redeeming factor for me.

This book is sooooo good! This is my fourth read by Megan Goldin and she consistently wows me with her twisty, mystery thrillers. Her first three books dealt with cutthroat back stabbing in the world of finance (The Escape Room), an investigative true crime podcaster unraveling a murder/rape in a college town (The Night Swim/Rachel Krall #1), and, a woman who tortures herself trying to stay awake because every time she wakes after nodding off, she finds she is being hunted and remembers nothing that has happened to her for the past two years (Stay Awake) – all three were brilliant, twisty, and exciting page flippers.

Goldin’s newest title, Dark Corners, is her second book featuring Rachel Krall, the creator of a popular investigative true crime podcast. Krall is contacted by the FBI, out of the blue, “instructing” her to fly out to Daytona, Florida at their behest and expense – no explanation provided. It turns out that her name has come up in connection with a dangerous prison inmate and the disappearance of a well-known social media influencer, Maddison Logan. As the story develops, she is swept up into the investigation of the murder and disappearance of several young women, and the hunt for a serial killer. Along the way she delves into the world of social media influencers, where the characters adopt flamboyant alias personas (the only humor in the book). Krall proves a valuable ally to the primary FBI Officer handling the case, while at the same time exposing herself to considerable danger.

I learned a new word/medical term for the genetic disease Trimethylaminuria, a rare disorder in which the body emits an unpleasant smell as of rotting fish (thank you wiki)…One of the main characters suffered from the disease which predictably triggered behavioral issues.

All of Goldin’s books are page flippers but this one nearly gave me whiplash and kept me up half the night reading. The book was unputdownable! Her first book was an instant hit with me; I loved the dark humor. Her last three books, including Dark Corners, are original, mostly bereft of humor, and kept me guessing throughout. Her resolutions are complete, for those readers who like tidy endings.

Many thanks to NetGalley and St. Martins Press for an ARC of this novel due out on August 23rd…I loved it so much and I can hardly wait to see what Goldin comes up with next!

This book was amazing! I couldn’t put it down. Absolutely terrifying and thrilling at the same time. One of my favorite books!!

A true crime podcaster,Rachel Krall, has been asked by the FBI to interview an inmate,Terence Bailey who is about to be released from prison for breaking and entering. Police suspect that Bailey has been involved in the murders of several women, but have no definite evidence.
Maddison who is an online iinfluencer visits Bailey two days before his release and then disappears. The police are sure that her disappearance has something to do with Bailey and want Rachel Krall to try and get the evidence they need.
Krall sees a tattoo on Bailey's arm. It is a snake eating its own tail and this same tattoo was also seen on a murdered girl.
I don't usually read any series as i like my books tp be varied, but I did enjoy Megan Goldin's books Stay Awake and The Escape Room, so I thought I would give this series a go, but it was not for me.
I do thank the author, publisher and Netgally for my ARC in exchange for my honest review.