Month: September 2026

BestThrillers calls The Jacklighter a "compulsive true crime epic that demands a screen adaptation and is nothing short of exceptional."
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Yesterday, an email landed in my inbox that made me do a little happy dance 🎉. BestThrillers.com, the site that named Chained Birds a Finalist in its 2024 Best Thriller contest, has posted its editorial review of The Jacklighter. Their bottom line: “A powerful and compulsive true crime epic that demands a screen adaptation.” 🥹 The reviewer says I...
The Jacklighter hardcover, paperback and eBook preorders are live on Amazon, Bookshop.org, Barnes & Noble and many other places for delivery on launch day, Oct. 27, 2026.
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The wait is almost over: preorders for The Jacklighter are officially live in ebook, hardcover, and paperback, with delivery arriving right on launch day, October 27, 2026. (If audio is more your speed, the author-narrated audiobook is coming Q1 2027—I’ll share details as soon as it’s ready.) And in the “pinch me” column: The Jacklighter briefly hit #1 New...