Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens

The beach is a great place for merging things together, and set on the shores of the south, this book works to blend ecology and fiction. A professional and renowned wildlife scientist, Delia Owens is known in ecology circles for her non-fiction work on wildlife and ecology. With Where the Crawdads Sing, she masterfully blends her knowledge of nature into a beautiful coming of age with strong, irresistible romantic elements.