Author Carla Conti at Ambler Library
The Jacklighter - Murder, Betrayal and Justice in Pennsylvania's Endless Mountains
Join award-winning Ambler true crime author and journalist at Ambler Library!
Award-winning true crime author Carla Conti visits Ambler Library on her book tour for The Jacklighter: Murder, Betrayal and Justice in Pennsylvania's Endless Mountains!
Best Thrillers calls Jacklighters “A powerful and compulsive true crime epic that demands a screen adaptation.”
More reviews are coming in:
“A 50-year true crime saga that underscores the shocking darkness—and unending lightness—of the human soul.” Independent Book Review
“Illuminating investigative account of a 1976 Pennsylvania cold case. ” Book Life Reviews
“A compelling story that grabs attention from the start.” Midwest Book Review
“A gripping account of a murder between friends.” Foreword Clarion Reviews (4 stars)
"This true crime narrative is a page turner!" WVPL Librarian
Carla Conti is a journalist-turned-true-crime author whose award-winning debut, Chained Birds: A Crimemoir, features a decade‑long investigation into federal prison gangs, abuse, and corruption.
Her new book, The Jacklighter: Murder, Betrayal, and Justice in Pennsylvania’s Endless Mountains, (releases Oct. 27) returns to a 1976 “hunting accident” she first covered as a young reporter.