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Author Delia Owens discusses "Where the Crawdads Sing" Monday in Mystic

September 20, 2018 12:00 am • Last Updated: September 20, 2018 3:28 pm

By Rick Koster
Day Arts/Features writer

r.koster@theday.com

Delia Owens (Contributed)

Bestselling author Delia Owens' latest certainly has a lot going on and plenty of glorious press. Called "Where the Crawdads Sing," the novel fuses a dark murder mystery with romance, gorgeous nature writing, and an ode to the South — as though Henry David Thoreau had been born in South Carolina, dated Barbara Kingsolver, and the two decided to write a crime story. The New York Times and Entertainment Weekly are just a few of the diverse publications that love "Where the Crawdads Sing." Owens will discuss and sign copies of the book at 6:30 p.m. Monday in Bank Square Books, 53 West Main St., Mystic. It's free; (860) 536-3795.

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