{"title":"True Crime Books","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTrue crime eBooks and audiobooks by award-winning author Carla Conti. Now pre-ordering: The Jacklighter. Available now: Chained Birds: A Crimemoir.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"chained-birds-audiobook","title":"Chained Birds Audiobook · Carla Conti True Crime","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0676\/8787\/4629\/files\/Shopify_Chained_Birds_Audiobook_Listening_Options.png?v=1779824102\"\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCHAINED BIRDS\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eAfter three years in Europe\u003c\/span\u003e, former journalist Carla Conti just wanted to settle her family into the suburbs of Philadelphia. But her high school friend Scott Powell, a lawyer handling a brutal prison stabbing case, needed a favor. Before she knew it, Carla became part of the defense team and was mired in the terrifying world of federal prison gangs, penal abuse, and corruption.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThen, when she agreed to write a tell-all book on the violent machinations behind the court case—with Scott’s client as an inside source—the stakes turned deadly. Two different prison gangs issued “hit orders” against the prisoner she and Scott now considered a friend, and the journalist and defense attorney were imperiled by association.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCHAINED BIRDS: A CRIMEMOIR is the story of Carla’s 10-year journey to advocate for federal inmate Kevin Sanders and help him re-enter society after prison. But the mission came at a cost as Carla struggled to balance her own, Scott’s, and Kevin’s safety while writing an exposé on the horrific conditions that led to the shutdown of an experimental prison program in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePart investigative thriller, part raw memoir, CHAINED BIRDS is a gripping exposé of systemic injustice and a powerful reminder of the resilience it takes to uncover the truth.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBOOK AWARDS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2025 BEST CRIMEMOIR by AudiobookReviewer.com**\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2025 1st Place True Crime — Next Generation Indie Book Awards\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2025 Winner True Crime — Indie Reader Discovery Awards\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2025 Silver True Crime — Independent Press Book Awards\/IPPY\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2025 Finalist True Crime — National Indie Excellence Awards\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2025 1st Place Nellie Bly Journalism — Chanticleer Intl’ Book Awards\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e· · · · · · · · · · · ·\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUpon purchase, you will receive an email from BookFunnel with a link to download your audiobook. \u003cstrong\u003ePlease check your spam\/junk folder if you do not see this email within one minute.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlease click the BookFunnel link within 14 days to claim your book into your permanent BookFunnel library at \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/my.bookfunnel.com\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003emy.bookfunnel.com\u003c\/a\u003e — where you can access it anytime. If your link expires before you click it, visit \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/my.bookfunnel.com\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003emy.bookfunnel.com\u003c\/a\u003e and log in with your purchase email address to access your library directly — or contact \u003ca class=\"underline underline underline-offset-2 decoration-1 decoration-current\/40 hover:decoration-current focus:decoration-current\" href=\"mailto:help@bookfunnel.com\"\u003ehelp@bookfunnel.com\u003c\/a\u003e for assistance.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSee DELIVERY \u0026amp; RETURNS for more details.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Crimemoir Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43488659832901,"sku":"Chained-Birds-Audiobook","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0676\/8787\/4629\/files\/BEST-May2026ShopifyChainedBirdsAudiobook.png?v=1779814246"},{"product_id":"chained-birds-ebook","title":"Chained Birds eBook · Carla Conti True Crime","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0676\/8787\/4629\/files\/Shopify_Chained_Birds_eBook_Reading_Options.png?v=1779822449\"\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCHAINED BIRDS\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eAfter three years in Europe\u003c\/span\u003e, former journalist Carla Conti just wanted to settle her family into the suburbs of Philadelphia. But her high school friend Scott Powell, a lawyer handling a brutal prison stabbing case, needed a favor. Before she knew it, Carla became part of the defense team and was mired in the terrifying world of federal prison gangs, penal abuse, and corruption.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThen, when she agreed to write a tell-all book on the violent machinations behind the court case—with Scott’s client as an inside source—the stakes turned deadly. Two different prison gangs issued “hit orders” against the prisoner she and Scott now considered a friend, and the journalist and defense attorney were imperiled by association.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCHAINED BIRDS: A CRIMEMOIR is the story of Carla’s 10-year journey to advocate for federal inmate Kevin Sanders and help him re-enter society after prison. 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You will not receive the complete eBook until its Fall 2026 release, but you will receive a short preview file to view on your choice of eReader. Please see PRE-ORDER DELIVERY \u0026amp; RETURNS below for more details.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0676\/8787\/4629\/files\/Shopify_Jacklighter_eBook_Reading_Options.png?v=1779821689\" alt=\"Bookfunnel offers many different eBook reading options\"\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTHE JACKLIGHTER\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn 1976, attorney Martin Dillon went hunting\u003c\/strong\u003e with his best friend in the shadows of Pennsylvania's Endless Mountains—and never came home.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe official story seemed straightforward: a tragic accident during an afternoon of skeet shooting. 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From the suspicious \"accident\" in 1976 to an explosive murder trial 20 years later—to the killer's eventual release from prison—award-winning author Carla Conti uncovers the dark secrets beneath Montrose, Pennsylvania's Victorian charm: betrayal, forbidden love, and a killing method as cowardly as it is calculated.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith unique access to hometown victims and key witnesses, Conti reveals how one shotgun blast shattered multiple lives and tested whether justice can survive when everyone in town thinks they already know the truth. And in a revelation never before made public, Conti uncovers the one secret that could have changed everything—and the reason it was never told.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBy the award-winning author of Chained Birds: A Crimemoir (1st Place True Crime: Next Generation Indie · True Crime Silver Medal: IPPY · 1st Place Chanticleer Nellie Bly Journalism · True Crime Winner: IndieReader Discovery Awards)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Crimemoir Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45046387277893,"sku":"979-8-9994601-7-2","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0676\/8787\/4629\/files\/BEST-May2026ShopifyPre-OrderJacklightereBook-2.png?v=1779814497"},{"product_id":"the-jacklighter-audiobook","title":"The Jacklighter Audiobook · Carla Conti True Crime","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0676\/8787\/4629\/files\/Shopify_Jacklighter_Audiobook_Listening_Options.png?v=1779824557\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTHE JACKLIGHTER\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn 1976, attorney Martin Dillon went hunting\u003c\/strong\u003e with his best friend in the shadows of Pennsylvania's Endless Mountains—and never came home.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe official story seemed straightforward: a tragic accident during an afternoon of skeet shooting. 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