Bundy:The Deliberate Stranger

I like that Larson is pretty noncommittal about Bundy's guilt.I don't know if Bundy committed the crimes for which he was prosecuted, nor of which he was accused.The evidence is pretty circumstantial , & paltry, & the proceeding years have yielded both compelling alternate theories & suspects.It was an interesting read, from someone who knew Bundy, & I certainly consider it well worth my time & energy to have read it.I recommend it to anyone who is interested in Bundy, & in those cases of "disappearance", r*pe, & murder, & in true crime.As one would expect from a journalist, this book is very well written, cohesive, coherent, & informative, & the " story" is well told.Well done, Mr. Larsen!

I enjoyed re-reading this Ted Bundy classic. i just have to wonder why Ellizabeth Kloepfer is not mentioned at all. She and Ted dated from 1969 until around 1976. She was a very important part of his life for a long time.Anyway, it is a great read.

I was 18 years old and living in Northern Utah when Ted was killing girls here. It’s an eerie feeling to think about what these beautiful, talented young women would have been and accomplished. How their family were sentenced to a lifetime of sorrow and wondering. Ted Bundy decided to give the people he killed a death sentence. Some people through their actions lose their rights to be among us.Good book on a very bad subject. I learned many thing I hadn’t known. Well written.

Obviously, I knew who Ted Bundy was long before I read this book. However, I only knew a little bit about him and not the entire story. I found this book to be very informative and detailed as far as the crimes go. Knowing that the author was an acquaintance of Bundy's made it all the more interesting. I remember when I was around 8 or so when the TV movie with Mark Harmon came out! Honestly, this is the first book I've ever read about Ted Bundy and with all the information it has, I don't know if I'd want to read another. Although, I do admit that I was disappointed in there not being an epilog talking about when he was actually executed. I think that would have been nice to include, but I'm sure the author had his reasons for not writing about it. All in all, this was a very interesting and worthwhile book that I enjoyed reading. I encountered no issues with editing or anything like that either. I definitely recommend this book to anyone who has little knowledge of Ted Bundy and the horrible crimes he committed. Definitely 5 stars.

Great book I read it years ago. This was a book that I bought used it was in good condition

About a year ago or so, I (begrudgingly) bought the two-DVD set for the made-for-TV film with the same name -- "The Deliberate Stranger" -- from Amazon. I say, "begrudgingly" because that movie should surely be available for streaming; it might be the best film ever made about Ted Bundy.And what's even stranger: when I first watched that film, I actually didn't like it. I thought that Mark Harmon played too much of a caricature at first of Mr. Bundy. But on a second viewing -- and after learning more about the now-dead serial killer -- I realized I was wrong. Mr. Harmon did a pretty spot-on interpretation in that film.I've read many books on Mr. Bundy, and I've been waiting for this one to be available in the Kindle format. I just couldn't wait any longer. I don't like "real" books -- you don't get the goodies such as AutoSync -- and I don't like "used" books either. I bought a used book one time that was disgusting; it looked like it had been part of a crime scene itself, if you know what I'm saying. So for Christmas of 2015, I sucked it up and bought the new version of this book, for around 40 dollars. Ouch.Well, surprisingly, now I think that the 40 dollars might have been a bargain.I'm a big fan of Jack Olsen -- the "Dean of True Crime" -- and I've read most of his true-crime books that are available on Kindle. Why was Mr. Olsen so strong? Well, I believe that his years of working as a journalist really helped him. He knew how to tell, "Just the facts, ma'am!" just like Joe Friday always did. But Richard Larsen was also a journalist, as he worked at least for (I believe) the Seattle Times, and he had many of the same writing traits as Mr. Olsen. Sure, Mr. Larsen "wasn't as good" -- a truly subjective call, and perhaps unfair -- but Mr. Larsen surely was no slouch. He was maybe only a notch below Mr. Olsen in my opinion.I've always wished that Mr. Olsen had written a book about Mr. Bundy. Sure, I've read Ann Rule's book -- very good -- and I've read Dr. Robert Keppel's books as well -- really, really good (I think Mr. Keppel's true-crime books are some of the best ever for content) -- but this one is somewhere in-between, and I would say that, if Mr. Olsen had written about Mr. Bundy, his work would have been similar. For proof, Mr. Olsen, after interviewing someone, would always use the exact same lingo as the interviewee, even if that lingo wasn't grammatically correct. As an example, if you read "Get a Boy a Gun," you might read, "So I got right on down theah and purchased me a gun. And I was damned good-and-ready to use it." I always liked it. Here, Mr. Larsen uses some of the same techniques, especially towards the end of the work, and I really liked it. It brought back memories of reading Mr. Olsen's books.Is this book "perfect"? Heck, no. But it's really strong, and it seems to use the motto, "Just the facts, ma'am!" just like Joe Friday. And just like the late-great Jack Olsen. But I'll finish with an opinion: this book is worth the price. Even 40 dollars for a paperback.

This book offers a detailed look into the life & crimes of the most notorious serial killer. Ted Bundy. Well written & easy to read. Well...as easy to read as a true crime story about Ted Bundy.

Ii have read n watched most everything on Bundy. This was fascinating STILL from beginning to end. Being Bundy n Boones child would b like being a child of Hitler. Only more scary in this modern age where I can run, but I cannot hide. Her stupid mother probably voted for Trump no doubt. I am against the death oenslty,but I am glad he is dead. Thank God for DNA. A little late, but better now than never. Some girls died because cops really let their guard down TWICE. Bad, bad ,bad. Losing evidence .... should NEVER happen and yet it does every time. Great readind! Thank you!

This book came in very good condition. I was impressed. I have not read that many pages as I just received it last night, but it is well-written. It is similar to Ann Rule's book in writing style and details. Larsen has a few more details in the book that Rule didn't -so far more details about the victims and their families so that is interesting. When Bundy was incarcerated in the 80's, there were three books he hated and complained about the authors. Basically he said they were hacks and they didn't really know him. So that tells me that those books are the most accurate. They were Larson's book, Rule and I can't recall the third but I pretty sure it was Carlisle. I am sure he would have hated Nelson's book as well if he were still alive. And if course the book by his girlfriend Liz Kendall and her daughter. These are the best books in my opinion.

Dick wrote a good book about ted bundy. a lot of leaching though. they all really admired ted. thats what i think.

It is a story quite well known; but this gave a different perspective and did not just focus on the gory details, thank goodness. An interesting read.

Was intriged to no more about him after watching about him on Netflix

well above my wildest dreams,superb command of the english language. A must whether you have seen the film or not.