Where the Crawdads Sing

Where the Crawdads SingNOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTUREThe #1 New York Times bestselling worldwide sensation with more than 18 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. New York Times Readers Pick: 100 Best Books of the 21st Century For years, rumors of the Marsh Girl have haunted Barkley Cove, a quiet town on the North Carolina coast.

But as the new Lou re-adapts to her old routines

arriving at LAX

“A triumph of historical fiction” (The Washington Post)

Eyewitnesses and fingerprints point unmistakably to one of Flint City’s most popular citizens—Terry Maitland

and sends the dreamy stranger back down to earth

Black Leopard

As they chase down one hopeless lead after another

vicious rumors begin to circulate that the killer must be Noah Bluestone

A veterinary student just shy of a degree

”—The Irish Times

Using riveting stories about people—including Martin Luther King

a gallant young Scots warrior