Carla’s Next True Crime Book: The Jacklighter (a 2026 release)

Carla Conti's next true crime book, The Jacklighter, is part cold case investigation, part small-town Gothic, and a chilling story of deadly obsession and the two-decade fight to expose the truth. The Jacklighter releases in 2026.

Coming Soon to Kickstarter

Carla’s Next True Crime Book, The Jacklighter: Murder, Betrayal, and Justice in Pennsylvania's Endless Mountains, will be launched via a 2026 Kickstarter campaign.

 

Chained Birds: A Crimemoir, the Award-Winning True Crime Memoir

The re-launch of Chained Birds: A Crimemoir is an "Author's Cut" edition with 20+ new photos, sketches, and prison artworkCarla Conti is the author-narrated performance of CHAINED BIRDS: A CRIMEMOIR has won AudiobookReviewer.com's BEST CRIMEMOIR of 2025. AudioBookReviewer praised Carla's captivating narration style, saying, "The dialogue was rich and authentic, allowing the listener to become fully immersed ..."

Chained Birds Book Trailer

Order CHAINED BIRDS: A CRIMEMOIR on Amazon in all formats: eBook, the author narrated audiobook, hardcover, and paperback

Praise for Chained Birds: A Crimemoir

Indie Reader, which chose CHAINED BIRDS as its 2025 True Crime Winner, calls the book "Raw and unflinching ... a gripping exploration of the U.S. prison system's underbelly ... LINGERS LONG AFTER THE FINAL PAGE."Manhattan Book Reviews says CHAINED BIRDS is "Gripping ... from frustration to sadness and even awe at the events that transpired ... DESTINED TO BE A TRUE CRIME CLASSIC."BestThrillers.com calls CHAINED BIRDS "An emotional, eye-popping, personal expose of the American prison system ... ONE OF THE YEAR'S BEST THRILLERS."How to order the new Chained Birds edition

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Carla Conti is a journalist and the award-winning author of Chained Birds: A Crimemoir. Her next true crime book, The Jacklighter, is set for release in 2026. She lives in Pennsylvania with her husband, who supports her true crime habit.

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