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Ann Rule was a writer working on the biggest story of her life, tracking down a brutal mass-murderer. Little did she know that Ted Bundy, her close friend, was the savage slayer she was hunting.

The most fascinating killer in modern American history...Ann Rule has an extraordinary angle that makes The Stranger Beside Me as dramatic and chilling as a bedroom window shattering at midnight. (The New York Times)

Overwhelming. (The Houston Post)

A shattering story...carefully investigated, written with compassion but also with professional objectivity. (Seattle Times)

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NO ONE GLANCED at the young man who walked out of the Trailways Bus Station in Tallahassee, Florida, at dawn on Sunday, January 8, 1978. Read the first page

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3.0 out of 5 stars This is About Ted Right?, Jul 7 2003

By	S. L. Leuchs "stacemay1" (Glendale, AZ United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Stranger Beside Me (Hardcover)

I thoroughly enjoyed "The Stranger Beside Me." However, before I began reading, I was expecting something totally different. I was expecting a story of about someone and their crimes, etc. - what a normal true crime story usually goes through. What I wasn't expecting was the inner torment of the author on whether or not she should believe her friend.

I can understand that Ann Rule was friends with Ted Bundy and that caused torment for as she hunted for the "Ted" murderer and wrote her book, but this book about SOMEONE ELSE was written in the first person - and not from Ted's point of view. It's all about her thoughts and feelings as things are happening in the Ted case and what she's going through.

The book was insightful because she actually knew Ted as a person - sociopath that he was. She felt that she could trust him and share with him. I do understand that would put anyone in an uncomfortable position when you find out someone is a serial killer and, yes, it should be mentioned in said book about this serial killer you are writing about. However, it should not be the basis of the entire book.

Read it for the information on Ted, but try to ignore the fact that the book is more about Rule than him.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Imagine being friends with a killer?, Feb 26 2006

By	Arthur L. Hill "Johnny Cash" (I.F. ontario) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Stranger Beside Me (Hardcover)

This story seizes to amaze me. Imagine writing to and receiving letters from one of the most crazed killers of thier time? Well for Ann Rule it was no imaginary issue. It was reality. This book shows the other side to Ted Bundy. Not the crazed, freak, dangerous Ted Bundy that the newspaper and news tells us that he was, but the sweet, caring Ted Bundy that all his friends knew him by. This story shows another perspective. It shows the other side of him. The side that not many knew. This book is a fantastic read because it put us in the place of Mrs. Rule. What would we do if one of our closest freinds turned out to be a killer? I would definately recommend this book for anyone who likes a straight-to-the-point, edge of your seat, page turning adventure into the life of Ann Rule and Ted Bundy.

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2.0 out of 5 stars Ann Rule - Not "Beside Ted", April 22 2004

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This review is from: Stranger Beside Me (Hardcover)

I did not enjoy this book - I felt that Ms. Rule WAS in love with Ted Bundy and the fact that he wanted everyone but her, scorned her in the end. She "had" a poor writing style there are extreme inconsistancies in her grammar - and she rambled for pages and pages about uninteresting topics and people related to law enforcement. I did not find her book insightful at all and do not recommend it.

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5.0 out of 5 stars The rise and fall of Ted Bundy
Flawed with suspicions signs of instability dating all the way back to childhood, Ted Bundy was still a young man full of potential who could have led a decent life, perhaps he... Read more

Published on Feb 17 2007 by Anthony

5.0 out of 5 stars THE STRANGER BESIDE ME
THIS STORY KEPT ME ON THE EDGE OF MY SEAT. I THOUGHT IT WAS SO GOOD THAT I BOUGHT 3 COPIES OF THE PAPERBACK AND GAVE TO MY FRIENDS. Read more

Published on Sep 27 2003

5.0 out of 5 stars I Rate This Book Five Depressing Stars
I am not going to attempt to summarize this book when so many others have reviewed it before me. However, Ann Rule has done an exceptional job of covering her experiences with... Read more

Published on Aug 26 2003 by C. W. Emblom

5.0 out of 5 stars very interesting!
The book is about Theodore Robert Bundy, America's biggest serial-killer. The story is very complete because before he killed someone he was Ann Rule's friend so she can tells... Read more

Published on Jul 3 2003 by H. Georges

5.0 out of 5 stars Must read this edition...
This book will keep you wondering until the end whether or not they got the right guy...

I, like Ann Rule, did not want to believe that this man could commit these heinous... Read more

Published on Mar 1 2003

5.0 out of 5 stars the best book I've read on Bundy
This isn't a book to read if you're just looking for a lot of gory details about what Bundy did to his victims. Read more

Published on Dec 26 2002 by Tina

5.0 out of 5 stars My all-time favorite true crime book
This is the book that got me started reading true crime, and it is rightly called "the classic story of serial murder. Read more

Published on Aug 13 2002 by jenbird

5.0 out of 5 stars Enlightening and revealing!
A very revealing and in-depth look into the life history and criminal habits of Ted Bundy. Ann Rule's take on the situation is made even more interesting by her personal... Read more

Published on May 23 2002 by Rebecca R. Lewis

5.0 out of 5 stars Ann Rule at her absolute best!
Ms. Rule's storytelling skills weave a chilling blanket around the reader enveloping them into the bizzare twisted life of Theodore Robert Bundy. Read more

Published on May 20 2002 by Rhiannon Bishop

4.0 out of 5 stars Social-economical struggle and the desire to be accepted....
Ted Bundy obviously felt ashamed of his illegitimacy due to the nature of his birth. When he went to college, upon encountering others from a more affluent social-economical... Read more

Published on May 14 2002 by Chanteuse

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