As always First Line Friday comes courtesy of Hoarding Books Blog. I discovered this magic thanks to Crystal at Must Love Reviews.
Here’s the line…
It was Jenny’s death that killed my mother.
Now the book…
Blurb
After the first season of her true crime podcast became an overnight sensation and set an innocent man free, Rachel Krall is now a household name―and the last hope for thousands of 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 small town of Neapolis is being torn apart by a devastating rape trial. The town’s golden boy, a swimmer destined for Olympic greatness, has been accused of raping a high school student, the beloved granddaughter of the police chief. Under pressure to make Season Three a success, Rachel throws herself into interviewing and investigating―but the mysterious letters keep showing up in unexpected places. 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 insists she was murdered―and when Rachel starts asking questions, nobody seems to want to answer. The past and present start to collide as Rachel uncovers startling connections between the two cases 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?
I have seen so many good things about this novel!
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That’s a very intriguing first line, and definitely has me interested as to where the story is going to go from there.
On my blog this week, I’m sharing the first lines from Love and a Little White Lie by Tammy L Gray and it’s been one of my favorite reads of the year.
“I’ve face planted myself into rock bottom. Well, maybe a hammock above rock bottom-one my aunt Doreen graciously set out for me when I found myself abandoned and broke.”
I hope you have a wonderful weekend 🙂
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Looks like a great book! Putting it on my list.
My first lines are from MINUTES TO DIE by Susan Sleeman:
Chapter 1
Exposed. Kiley felt exposed. Standing there. In the dark. Waiting. Waiting.
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Happy Friday! Today, I’m sharing the first lines from Wedded to War by Jocelyn Green. “When Charlotte and Alice told their mother they were taking the omnibus down Broadway, they weren’t lying. They just didn’t tell her where they would be getting off.”
https://moments-of-beauty.blogspot.com/2020/08/first-line-fridays-wedded-to-war-by.html
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We haven’t heard from you in months. Are you still hanging in there?
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Yes!! I have been crazy, crazy busy and only recently started to pick books back up!
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Good! I worried after hearing from you regularly and then suddenly hearing nothing
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I have been meaning to pop in and do a post or two, but I keep forgetting!! I’ll have to do an update soon!
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Happy Friday!!
My line is from A Nurse for Jacob by Caryl Macadoo “”Lydia admired the two-story building from the corner of Gaienne and Old Levee Streets, strode up the walk, then stopped at the front of the Touro Infirmary and adjusted her cap.”
https://www.musingsofasassybookishmama.com/2020/08/first-line-fridays-nurse-for-jacob.html
Have a lovely weekend!
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Happy Friday! 🙂
I’m currently reading A Life Once Dreamed by Rachel Fordham. I’m on chapter seven so I’ll share the first line from there:
“Sam Landon made his way over to the schoolhouse, toolbox in one hand, lunch tin in the other.”
I hope you have an excellent weekend! 🙂❤📚
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I passed on this book because I had so many NetGalley reads to catch up on, but every time I read the synopsis I regret it. Are you enjoying it?
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Ooh, this is one of the BOTM choices for August that I was intrigued by! I didn’t end up choosing it but might still read at some point. I like the first line, and will be interested in your review! 🙂
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