Where the Crawdads Sing
A Coming-Of-Age Murder Mystery About Love, Nature & Abandonment
About This Book
Where the Crawdads Sing (2018) is a coming-of-age story that seamlessly blends into a murder mystery and an ode to nature. A reminder that we are forever shaped by our childhoods, it recounts the early life of a remarkable girl, Kya, and her transformation into an equally remarkable young woman.
Who Should Read This?
- Nature lovers
- Poets and scientists
- Anyone who loves gripping stories
About the Author
Delia Owens is a wildlife scientist and writer who has cowritten three internationally best-selling nonfiction books about her research in Africa. She studied zoology at the University of Georgia and holds a PhD in animal behavior from the University of California. She’s won the John Burroughs Award for Nature Writing and has been published in journals including Nature and International Wildlife. Where the Crawdads Sing is her first novel.
