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[a:Ann Rule|9678|Ann Rule|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1645061184p2/9678.jpg] worked on a crisis hotline with Ted Bundy. She thought he was kind, smart, and a little mysterious—but mostly just a nice guy. Then she found out he was a serial killer. One of the worst in history.
This book tells the story of how she slowly realized the truth, while also reporting on the case as a true crime writer. It’s part biography, part crime report, and part emotional gut-punch.
What makes it so good is how personal it feels. Rule doesn’t just tell you what happened—she shares what it felt like to learn someone she trusted was hiding a terrifying secret. She keeps things honest, clear, and respectful, even when it gets hard to read.
It’s a powerful, unforgettable look at a killer—and the people who never saw him coming.
This book tells the story of how she slowly realized the truth, while also reporting on the case as a true crime writer. It’s part biography, part crime report, and part emotional gut-punch.
What makes it so good is how personal it feels. Rule doesn’t just tell you what happened—she shares what it felt like to learn someone she trusted was hiding a terrifying secret. She keeps things honest, clear, and respectful, even when it gets hard to read.
It’s a powerful, unforgettable look at a killer—and the people who never saw him coming.
While Ann Rule's book is informative and gives a rehashing of Bundy's history, she hardly even delves into the personal relationship she had with him. There were maybe only 3 or 4 conversations of theirs mentioned.
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This book was interesting but also infuriating. I didn't know much about Ted Bundy going into this so it was insightful in giving information about what happened. This issue I had was a lot of the information was opinonary (is this a word? Opinion based?) adjectives. I don't need to know whether you thought the girl was pretty or not. I REALLY didn't care about all of the people who thought Ted was handsome. Doesn't everyone know the handsome man is the most sketchy?
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emotional
informative
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Really loved that she came back a few times over the years for updates, especially when she had a better understanding of the monster that Bundy really was. Interesting to see someone grapple with learning their friend is a killer.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, Murder
Moderate: Infidelity, Misogyny, Stalking
Minor: Drug use
informative
reflective
tense
dark
slow-paced
Hmm, well I’m not quite sure why I read this. I would say 6/7 years ago I was obsessed with true crime. I listened to a lot of Last Podcast on the Left.