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dsbs42 's review for:
The Stranger Beside Me
by Ann Rule
Interesting to note, in the three afterwords, how Ann's ambivalence about Ted evolves into a sort of resigned sadness and disgust - it seems clear to me that it's only by the last update that she's actually accepted that he's guilty (no "allegedly" hedging) and the person she "knew" never really existed.
On the whole, this book is a fairly well-written (if not as emotionally detached as Rule apparently meant to be) and interesting look into the lifespan of a criminal investigation with some well-drawn characters (Judge Cowart) and some mere sketches (Peggy Good). I think the book could have used another edit, as timelines could be difficult to follow, especially in the middle chapters, the later chapters have a lot of bizarre tense changes, and throughout the novel some dates, for example, changed from Saturday to Sunday (or similar) in the space of paragraphs.
Even if Ted Bundy wasn't a serial murderer and rapist, I'd want to slap him upside the head for his personality. What a completely unbearable little twerp.
On the whole, this book is a fairly well-written (if not as emotionally detached as Rule apparently meant to be) and interesting look into the lifespan of a criminal investigation with some well-drawn characters (Judge Cowart) and some mere sketches (Peggy Good). I think the book could have used another edit, as timelines could be difficult to follow, especially in the middle chapters, the later chapters have a lot of bizarre tense changes, and throughout the novel some dates, for example, changed from Saturday to Sunday (or similar) in the space of paragraphs.
Even if Ted Bundy wasn't a serial murderer and rapist, I'd want to slap him upside the head for his personality. What a completely unbearable little twerp.