Where the Crawdads Sing is a 2018 coming-of-age[2][3] murder mystery novel by American zoologist Delia Owens.[4] The story follows two timelines that slowly intertwine. The first timeline describes the life and adventures of a young girl named Kya as she grows up isolated in the marshes of North Carolina. The second timeline follows an investigation into the apparent murder of Chase Andrews, a local celebrity of Barkley Cove, a fictional coastal town of North Carolina.[1][4][5]
By April 2023, the book had sold over 18 million copies. A film adaptation was released in July 2022.
