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This article contains major spoilers for Where the Crawdads Sing (2022).
So what actually happens at the end?
An editorial breakdown of the closing minutes of Where the Crawdads Sing is in progress. Full beat-by-beat coverage will publish shortly; for now, the plot summary below covers the major narrative arcs through the climax.
Plot recap leading into the ending
Where the Crawdads Sing is a 2018 coming-of-age murder mystery novel by American zoologist Delia Owens. The story follows two timelines that slowly intertwine. The first timeline describes the life and adventures of a young girl named Kya as she grows up isolated in the marshes of North Carolina. The second timeline follows an investigation into the apparent murder of Chase Andrews, a local celebrity of Barkley Cove, a fictional coastal town of North Carolina. By April 2023, the book had sold over 18 million copies. A film adaptation was released in July 2022.
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What is Where the Crawdads Sing about?
Abandoned by her family, Kya raises herself all alone in the marshes outside of her small town.
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