Chained Birds: A Crimemoir (Author's Cut)
Chained Birds: A Crimemoir (Author's Cut)
Chained Birds: A Crimemoir (Author's Cut)
Description
Description
Chained Birds Description
***"Author's Cut" 3rd edition is a re-launch of the award-winning true crime memoir, now with 20+ new photos, sketches, and prison artwork, plus a sample of Carla's next true crime book.***
BOOK AWARDS
- 2025 Best Crimemoir: AudioBookReviewer
- 2025 Winner True Crime: Next Generation Indie Book Awards
- 2025 Winner True Crime: Indie Reader Discovery Awards
- 2025 Silver True Crime: Independent Publisher Book Awards
- 2025 Finalist True Crime: National Indie Excellence Awards
- 2025 First Place Nellie Bly Journalism: Chanticleer Intl' Book Awards
BOOK DESCRIPTION
After three years in Europe, 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.
Then, 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.
CHAINED 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.
Part 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.
Critical Reviews
Critical Reviews
"ONE OF THE YEAR'S BEST THRILLERS ... An emotional, eye-popping and personal exposé of the American prison system that begins with an orchestrated stabbing and ends with a realistic exploration of second chances." -BestThrillers.com
"Chained Birds will generate emotions from frustration to sadness and even awe at the events that transpired. Carla Conti has penned a book DESTINED TO BE A FUTURE TRUE CRIME CLASSIC." -Manhattan Book Review
"Conti writes with an endearing balance of humor and passion ... two great books in one: a captivating true crime story ... and AN ENGROSSING MEMOIR OF A JOURNALIST MAKING A DIFFERENCE." -Independent Book Review
"A haunting and compelling true crime memoir that delves deep into the dark, often unseen corners of the American criminal justice system ... GRIPPING, OFTEN READING LIKE A THRILLER, but the fact that it's rooted in real events makes it all the more chilling." -Readers' Favorite
"Abuse, cover-ups, revenge, paranoia ... Chained Birds presents ... a riveting series of events that reads with the drama of fiction, DELIVERED WITH THE ONE-TWO PUNCH OF REALITY." -Midwest Book Review
"RAW AND UNFLINCHING ... a deep dive into systemic corruption, gang dynamics, and the arduous journey toward justice ... this impactful read lingers long after the final page." -Indie Reader (2025 True Crime Winner)
"An eye-opening exposé of the many failures in the justice system ... SHE PRESENTED THE NARRATIVE IN A CAPTIVATING STYLE ... The dialogue was rich and authentic, allowing the listener to become fully immersed ..." The dialogue was rich and authentic, allowing the listener to become fully immersed ... " -AudioBookReviewer.com on the author-narrated audiobook (2025 Best Crimemoir)
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