The #1 New York Times bestselling worldwide sensation with more than 12 million copies sold, a painfully beautiful first novel that is at once a murder mystery, a coming-of-age narrative and a celebration of nature (The New York Times Book Review), now in paperback for the first time.For 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 ...