Where the Crawdads Sing
| Author | Delia Owens |
|---|---|
| Genre | Literary fiction |
| Publisher | G. P. Putnam's Sons |
Publication date | August 14, 2018 |
| Pages | 368 |
| ISBN | 978-0-7352-1911-3 |
Where the Crawdads Sing is a 2018 coming-of-age murder mystery novel by American zoologist Delia Owens. 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. By April 2023, the book had sold over 18 million copies. A film adaptation was released in July 2022.