There, where the crayfish sing

For many years, rumors about the swamp girl have been harassed by Barkley-Kovu, a quiet town on the coast of North Carolina. And when at the end of 1969 they found the body of Czez, the local playboy, the inhabitants of the town immediately suspected Kia Clark, a girl, who lived a hermit in the swamps from early childhood. Sensitive and smart, Kia actually calls his house a swamp, and friends - swamp birds, fish, animals. But when the time for growing up comes, Kia discovers for itself a completely different side of life, it wakes up a desire to love and be loved. And Kia happily plunges into this unknown new world - until the unthinkable occurs. The novel of the famous biologist Delia Owens is a real ode to nature, a gentle story about growing up, a novel about loneliness, about the connection of people, about whether people are needed at all, and at the same time it is a dark, mysterious story with a murder, which was either it or no

Press about the book
I can’t even express how much I love this book! I didn’t want this story to end! Reese Witherspoon

incredibly beautiful novel, at the same time a mysterious detective, an unusual story of growing up, and a real hymn to nature. The eyes of a girl, who is alone growing up in a forest hut, we see how wonderful the world around us is, and how strange and incomprehensible a person is. The New York Times Book Review />
A violent and literally deafening beauty novel, written in the rhythm of tides and tolls, to the beat of the coastal swamps of Northern Carolina. The heartbreaking story of a girl who is desperately trying to learn to trust people, closely intertwined with a mysterious murder. A striking debut. PEOPLE

In this wonderful novel there is everything - riddles, romance, charming heroes, exciting reasoning. Nicholas Sparks

The bewitching story that literally hits under the breath. This is the first book in a long time that made me cry. Christin Hannah

The story of isolation, woven with a detective, love drama and incredibly attractive portrait of North Carolina. Entertainment Weekly

In his novel, Owens reflects on how loneliness affects a person, how it corrodes and elevates him at the same time. A very deep book. Vanity Fair

A very original book. Love, investigation, riddle, judicial drama, romance, growing up. Touching, alarming, making a story to the very top. Shelfaareness

In the novel, the rhythm and charm of the old ballad are felt in the novel. Obviously, Delia Owens knows the world of Northern Carolina perfectly, from the dark quagmers of her swamps to the smell of salt water and the screams of gulls. David Joy