Table Of Content

Cover Page: i Also by Delia Owens Page: i Title Page Page: v Copyright Page: v Dedication Page: vii Contents Page: viii Map Page: ix PART 1 | The Marsh Page: 1 Prologue Page: 3 1. Ma Page: 5 2. Jodie Page: 12 3. Chase Page: 22 4. School Page: 26 5. Investigation Page: 35 6. A Boat and a Boy Page: 40 7. The Fishing Season Page: 50 8. Negative Data Page: 59 9. Jumpin’ Page: 63 10. Just Grass in the Wind Page: 71 11. Croker Sacks Full Page: 73 12. Pennies and Grits Page: 78 13. Feathers Page: 86 14. Red Fibers Page: 92 15. The Game Page: 94 16. Reading Page: 100 17. Crossing the Threshold Page: 110 18. White Canoe Page: 126 19. Something Going On Page: 139 20. July 4 Page: 141 21. Coop Page: 144 PART 2 | The Swamp Page: 147 22. Same Tide Page: 149 23. The Shell Page: 157 24. The Fire Tower Page: 163 25. A Visit from Patti Love Page: 170 26. The Boat Ashore Page: 176 27. Out Hog Mountain Road Page: 189 28. The Shrimper Page: 203 29. Seaweed Page: 206 30. The Rips Page: 210 31. A Book Page: 216 32. Alibi Page: 223 33. The Scar Page: 228 34. Search the Shack Page: 244 35. The Compass Page: 247 36. To Trap a Fox Page: 250 37. Gray Sharks Page: 253 38. Sunday Justice Page: 255 39. Chase by Chance Page: 263 40. Cypress Cove Page: 267 41. A Small Herd Page: 271 42. A Cell Page: 275 43. A Microscope Page: 278 44. Cell Mate Page: 285 45. Red Cap Page: 293 46. King of the World Page: 300 47. The Expert Page: 304 48. A Trip Page: 310 49. Disguises Page: 313 50. The Journal Page: 316 51. Waning Moon Page: 320 52. Three Mountains Motel Page: 324 53. Missing Link Page: 337 54. Vice Versa Page: 342 55. Grass Flowers Page: 349 56. The Night Heron Page: 355 57. The Firefly Page: 359 Acknowledgments Page: 369 About the Author Page: 370

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NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE—The #1 New York Times bestselling worldwide sensation with more than 15 million copies sold, hailed by The New York Times Book Review as “a painfully beautiful first novel that is at once a murder mystery, a coming-of-age narrative and a celebration of nature.” For years, rumors of the “Marsh Girl” have haunted Barkley Cove, a quiet town on the North Carolina coast. So in late 1969, when handsome Chase Andrews is found dead, the locals immediately suspect Kya Clark, the so-called Marsh Girl. But Kya is not what they say. Sensitive and intelligent, she has survived for years alone in the marsh that she calls home, finding friends in the gulls and lessons in the sand. Then the time comes when she yearns to be touched and loved. When two young men from town become intrigued by her wild beauty, Kya opens herself to a new life—until the unthinkable happens. Where the Crawdads Sing is at once an exquisite ode to the natural world, a heartbreaking coming-of-age story, and a surprising tale of possible murder. Owens reminds us that we are forever shaped by the children we once were, and that we are all subject to the beautiful and violent secrets that nature keeps.