The book ‘Where the Crawdads Sing’ is written by Delia Owens. ‘Where the Crawdads Sing’ is a debut novel. It is set in Barkley Cove, a quiet town on the North Carolina coast. Rumors of the ‘Marsh Girl’ have haunted the town for years. When Chase Andrews was found dead in late 1969, locals immediately suspected Kaya Clark, the so-called Marsh Girl, of having done something.