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# 4.7/5 star rating from 574K+ readers Immersive North Carolina marsh setting Bestseller status #1,587 Where the Crawdads Sing: Delia Owens

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- • **Atmospheric Escape:** Dive deep into the lush, vivid marshlands that transport you to another world
- • **Critically Acclaimed:** 4.7-star average from over half a million reviews—proof of its captivating storytelling
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## Overview

Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens is a bestselling literary fiction novel blending atmospheric nature writing with a gripping murder mystery. Praised for its vivid portrayal of the North Carolina marshlands and complex characters, it holds a 4.7-star rating from over 574,000 readers and ranks within the top 2,000 books worldwide. Ideal for fans of suspense, emotional depth, and evocative storytelling.

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Review: A mysterious and atmospheric murder trial - What a beautiful story, written with great sensitivity and exquisite descriptions of the marshes of North Carolina, where the story takes place. Kya is the youngest of five siblings, being raised in a dilapidated shack by the marsh. Her father is cruel and violent, especially when drunk. One by one, all of Kya’s siblings leave, and one day her mother also walks away and never returns. Kya learns to cook, fish, and navigate the small boat through the marsh. The natural world around her captivates her. When her father eventually leaves as well, she is left completely alone. With very little money, she learns to survive. She grows up viewed by the townspeople as a wild girl, the mysterious “Marsh Girl.” But she befriends Tate, a local boy with a passion for science. They spend a lot of time together, and Tate teaches Kya to read and write. In adulthood, she becomes a published author, writing books about the marsh and its wildlife. Years later, a young man named Chase is murdered, and Kya is accused of the crime. The murder trial is gripping and keeps you on the edge of your seat. How do you prove your innocence when the whole town is against you, and you’ve suffered a lifetime of prejudice and isolation? A fantastic read, atmospheric, moving, and mysterious. I thoroughly enjoyed it!
Review: Compelling and beautifully told story of prejudice and courage - 'Where the Crawdads Sing' begins with the discovery of a body - always a promising start for a novel. The setting is the rural swampy North Carolina coast in the 1950s and 60s. The dead man is a popular figure in the nearby small town, and the number one suspect is the 'Marsh Girl' - a young woman who has grown up alone in the swamp after her family all left. Self taught, courageous and resourceful, Kya is far from the savage that the gossipy townsfolk imagine. But prejudice is powerful and Kya is not well equipped to defend herself. Will Kya end up formally accused of murder - and if she does, will it be wrongfully or not? I knew the reputation of this book and expected it to be good, and my expectations were met. It's perhaps a bit more descriptive than my preference, but that's just personal taste. The characters are interesting and likeable or even loveable. The swamp and its wildlife seem to come alive through Owens' prose. The narrative jumps about between the past - telling the story of how Kya came to become the 'Swamp Girl' - and the present as the police investigate the murder. This works well and provides a good level of tension. Both stories are intriguing and compelling in their own right - Kya's history, and the gradual unfolding of the murder mystery. It's a very gripping novel - I read the last half in a single several-hour sitting, and not because I had nothing else to do (once more, the housework went neglected). I really cared about Kya and her fate, and felt strongly the injustice of her situation and life. I have no trouble believing that people can be that prejudiced and close-minded because plenty of real life evidence shows that they are. The narration is in the third person, so the reader can never be sure what version of events happened on the night of the death and whether Kya had anything to do with it or not. I would recommend this to a wide variety of readers. It is really well written and full of great characters and a good plot too. There's enough tension and mystery for those who tend towards crime fiction, but also plenty about people, families, and nature that means this is not a crime novel. It reminded me in some ways of 'To Kill A Mockingbird' - probably the combination of the southern USA setting and the theme of people marginalised and shunned by their community, even to the point of being suspected of a murder. I look forwards to her next book.

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## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | 1,587 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) 186 in Literary Fiction (Books) 442 in Thrillers (Books) 478 in Contemporary Fiction (Books) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.7 out of 5 stars 574,923 Reviews |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A mysterious and atmospheric murder trial
*by S***N on 22 July 2025*

What a beautiful story, written with great sensitivity and exquisite descriptions of the marshes of North Carolina, where the story takes place. Kya is the youngest of five siblings, being raised in a dilapidated shack by the marsh. Her father is cruel and violent, especially when drunk. One by one, all of Kya’s siblings leave, and one day her mother also walks away and never returns. Kya learns to cook, fish, and navigate the small boat through the marsh. The natural world around her captivates her. When her father eventually leaves as well, she is left completely alone. With very little money, she learns to survive. She grows up viewed by the townspeople as a wild girl, the mysterious “Marsh Girl.” But she befriends Tate, a local boy with a passion for science. They spend a lot of time together, and Tate teaches Kya to read and write. In adulthood, she becomes a published author, writing books about the marsh and its wildlife. Years later, a young man named Chase is murdered, and Kya is accused of the crime. The murder trial is gripping and keeps you on the edge of your seat. How do you prove your innocence when the whole town is against you, and you’ve suffered a lifetime of prejudice and isolation? A fantastic read, atmospheric, moving, and mysterious. I thoroughly enjoyed it!

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Compelling and beautifully told story of prejudice and courage
*by B***M on 21 November 2021*

'Where the Crawdads Sing' begins with the discovery of a body - always a promising start for a novel. The setting is the rural swampy North Carolina coast in the 1950s and 60s. The dead man is a popular figure in the nearby small town, and the number one suspect is the 'Marsh Girl' - a young woman who has grown up alone in the swamp after her family all left. Self taught, courageous and resourceful, Kya is far from the savage that the gossipy townsfolk imagine. But prejudice is powerful and Kya is not well equipped to defend herself. Will Kya end up formally accused of murder - and if she does, will it be wrongfully or not? I knew the reputation of this book and expected it to be good, and my expectations were met. It's perhaps a bit more descriptive than my preference, but that's just personal taste. The characters are interesting and likeable or even loveable. The swamp and its wildlife seem to come alive through Owens' prose. The narrative jumps about between the past - telling the story of how Kya came to become the 'Swamp Girl' - and the present as the police investigate the murder. This works well and provides a good level of tension. Both stories are intriguing and compelling in their own right - Kya's history, and the gradual unfolding of the murder mystery. It's a very gripping novel - I read the last half in a single several-hour sitting, and not because I had nothing else to do (once more, the housework went neglected). I really cared about Kya and her fate, and felt strongly the injustice of her situation and life. I have no trouble believing that people can be that prejudiced and close-minded because plenty of real life evidence shows that they are. The narration is in the third person, so the reader can never be sure what version of events happened on the night of the death and whether Kya had anything to do with it or not. I would recommend this to a wide variety of readers. It is really well written and full of great characters and a good plot too. There's enough tension and mystery for those who tend towards crime fiction, but also plenty about people, families, and nature that means this is not a crime novel. It reminded me in some ways of 'To Kill A Mockingbird' - probably the combination of the southern USA setting and the theme of people marginalised and shunned by their community, even to the point of being suspected of a murder. I look forwards to her next book.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Another place, another time...
*by T***R on 17 April 2023*

I'm several years late to the party with this novel, but it finally got plucked from my TBR list (after three years). For anyone who hasn't read it, it's about a girl called Kya who grows up alone in the marshland of North Carolina, in the 1950s and 1960s. When she is six her mother leaves, soon to be followed by her brothers and sisters and finally her drunken, abusive father. The story is about how she survives and how her early life affects the events of her early adulthood; the story paints a vivid picture of life in this forgotten backwater in the mid 20th Century, and shows how the changing attitudes of elsewhere in the country had yet to touch it. Kya's love of and connection with the marshland shines through; she is part of it. Running through her story are chapters from 1969, when a body is discovered. Was Chase Andrews murdered? If so, by whom? Eventually, the two timelines meet up. This is not a book to be read from today's viewpoint; the world was much larger in those days and it was easy for people to simply disappear, to evade authority, to lose touch with someone completely. Neither should Kya's survival be judged by the way in which today's children behave; she was taught how to live off the land from a young age, to do basic chores and be resilient. Then there is the fact that she was left alone with her abusive father by the brother who supposedly loved her; I don't think one can ever say that a character would or wouldn't behave a certain way. Human beings do all sorts of inexplicable stuff. There were a couple of aspects that seemed a little far-fetched (such as her learning to read in about two days, the ease with which her shack on the marshes was connected to mains water and electricity supplies), and there were some loose ends that I expected to be tied up, but on the whole I enjoyed the book very much. It's one of those that depends on how much you are willing to suspend your disbelief, I think.

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