“The Stranger beside Me” is a biographical crime book based on a real story and is written by Ann Rule. This book is all about the notorious serial killer Ted Bundy. Ted Bundy was well known to Rule as she was quite close to him in several series of murders he committed. The reason for choosing this book is that it provides detailed explanation about how and when was the wrongdoings were committed against the law. It describes how the serial killer, Ted Bundy, executed those crimes, what was going on in his mind during all this period and what was the reason behind his evil nature.
Anne Rule was a writer and she was, while staying with Ted, was working to get biggest story of her life out of it by trailing an insane and evil serial killer who had no feelings at all. At first, she hardly knew about Ted apart from him being her close friend but in reality he was an exterminator whom she was dating. Ted …show more content…
He was then eventually tried and executed for three of those thirty-five murders he committed during all those times in 1989. The book also describes the increased and decreased strength in the friendship between Ann and Ted during this unsettled time.
This book is interesting for all those who are interested in serial killers or Ted Bundy to be specific. It is a must read for all such people. It describes all the facts and investigations of the crimes Ted committed and what mistake he did which eventually lead to his capture. The real enthralling parts are the personal point of view of Rule from the time when she was working with her in crisis clinic to the time when he was in prison. They depict a frightening picture of how schizoid Ted actually was and how effortlessly he bluffed people into believing him and subsequently hurting