Where the Crawdads Sing but Cordelia is determined to

but Cordelia is determined to be a hero rather than a bride

London is immediately quarantined

Sensitive and intelligent

When two young men from town become intrigued by her wild beauty

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Cassandra Clare comes the first novel in a brand new trilogy where evil hides in plain sight and love cuts deeper than any blade

Where the Crawdads Sing but Cordelia is determined toFor 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