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The Stranger Beside Me

The Shocking True Story of Serial Killer Ted Bundy

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The Stranger Beside Me

By: Ann Rule
Narrated by: Lorelei King
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Summary
 From #1 New York Times bestselling author Ann Rule, “America’s best true-crime writer” (Kirkus Reviews), her unforgettable classic account of the horrifying murders in the Pacific Northwest and her shock when she discovered her friend—Ted Bundy—was not only a suspect but also one of the most prolific serial killers in American history.

Meeting in 1971 at a Seattle crisis clinic, Ann Rule and Ted Bundy developed a friendship and correspondence that would span the rest of his life. Rule had no idea that when they went their separate ways, their paths would cross again under shocking circumstances.

The Stranger Beside Me is Rule’s compelling firsthand account of not just her relationship with Bundy, but also his life—from his complicated childhood to the media circus of his trials. Astonishing in its intimacy and with Rule’s clear-eyed prose, you can’t help but share in her growing horror at discovering that her friend was one of the most notorious American serial killers.

An unforgettable and haunting work of research, journalism, and personal memories, The Stranger Beside Me is “as dramatic and chilling as a bedroom window shattering at midnight” (The New York Times). Murder True Crime Crime Scary Fiction
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The voices the narrator put on when qhptimg other people were sometimes a bit cringe, with the ones for females always sounding dumb and ditzy.

Good book, odd narration

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The author seemed genuine and the narrator amazing. Terribly sad story of madness and so many young lives lost.

Really well written and narrated.

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I could not stop listening. Ann Rule writes and expresses herself and her subjects so humanely. Concentrating on the man she knew and then the killer was compelling. Brilliantly written.

Best true crime book

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So well written and performed, I wanted to listen to something that would take my mind off the boring daily treadmill exercise and this exceeded my hopes! Didn’t want it to end, a really measured but gripping story. Highly recommended.
(One tiny tiny criticism: narrators don’t need to do every female vocalisation in a higher pitched, babyish, vulnerable pitch. That just becomes embarrassing, especially when it’s a female with a strong voice narrating.)

Gripping!

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Really “enjoyed” - although enjoyed seems the wrong word for the subject matter. I think every true crime aficionado should have this one on their list. Unforgettable.

A unforgettable read

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