The Jacklighter eBook Pre-Order · Carla Conti True Crime

THE JACKLIGHTER

A True Crime eBook by Carla Conti — Pre-Order Now, Delivered on Release Day

Locals in the coulee country only ever called him one thing: the Jacklighter. The name came from an old poacher's trick — shining a spotlight into the dark to freeze something in place before you strike. Then the light started finding people instead of deer.

In THE JACKLIGHTER, acclaimed true crime author Carla Conti pulls apart the case file that a small rural sheriff's department couldn't — or wouldn't — close. Years of disappearances along a forgotten highway. A suspect protected more by silence than by evidence. Families who never stopped asking questions nobody in power wanted to answer.

Built from exclusive interviews, unreleased case notes, and firsthand access most journalists never got close to, Conti reconstructs the investigation hour by hour — and exposes exactly how long a killer can hide in plain sight when a whole town decides not to look.

This is the true crime story insiders have been talking about for years. Now, for the first time, it's being told in full.

Why readers can't put it down

• A propulsive, cinematic narrative that reads like the best crime fiction — except every word of it happened.
• Original investigative reporting, not a rehash of old headlines.
• A morally complicated small town at the center of the story, examined without easy judgment.

Pre-order details

• Format: Digital eBook (delivered automatically to your inbox on release day)
• Genre: True Crime / Investigative Nonfiction
• Author: Carla Conti

Reserve your copy today — the Jacklighter has been in the dark long enough.