Bundy:The Deliberate Stranger

By: Richard W. Larsen

Narrated by: Virtual Voice

THE TRUE CRIME CLASSIC THAT STARTED IT ALL. NOW REISSUED. Richard W. Larsen’s expose, based on first-hand conversations with the killer himself, remains the granddaddy Bundy book of them all – even inspiring a hit miniseries, starring Mark Harmon, that riveted America for weeks. Now BUNDY: THE DELIBERATE STRANGER returns to mark the 30th anniversary of the execution of America’s most famous serial killer. Between 1974 and 1978 a series of brutal sex slayings claimed the lives of nearly forty innocent young women and left a trail of blood that stretched from Seattle, Washington to Tallahassee, Florida...a trail that seemed to lead to Ted Bundy. But Theodore Robert Bundy is an unlikely looking murderer. A handsome, articulate former law student, Bundy looks more like a candidate for public office than for Death Row. But in July 1979, 32-year-old Bundy was sentenced to the electric chair for bludgeoning to death two Florida coeds. And Bundy is suspected by police of being responsible for as many as 36 murders, spanning four years and four states. Larsen, who knew Ted Bundy well before he ever fell under suspicion for murder – when Bundy was a rising star in Washington State politics helping to re-elect Governor Daniel Evans – interviewed Bundy extensively in writing the definitive account of his story. In 1975, when Bundy was released on bail after his first arrest – a kidnapping charge in Utah – it was Larsen who met him at the door of the police headquarters and spend the day with him, and Larsen who lent Bundy his car after dinner so he could go out on the town that night, catching himself on the verge of parting joke – “Ted, I’d just as soon not read in the morning paper that some girl mysteriously disappeared in a Gremlin” In BUNDY: THE DELIBERATE STRANGER, Larsen brings his masterful reporting and writing skills to bear on one of the most chilling, true crime stories in U.S. history. From the moment the first young woman disappears under mysterious circumstances, you are caught up in a cumulatively tense and gripping drama. Larsen has captured it all: the anguish of the parents, the frustration of the police, the horror of discovery, the growing suspicions and mounting evidence pointing to “all-American” Ted, the drama of his arrest, his incredible escapes – one from prison, one from a courthouse – his recaptures and the sensational, televised Florida murder trial at which Bundy conducted his own defense. And through it all, the enigmatic figure of Ted Bundy – the deliberate stranger – known by the author as well as he will ever be known by any person. At once an exciting, fast-paced thriller, and a dazzling, unsentimental dissection of a cold-blooded killer, BUNDY: A DELIBERATE STRANGER is a true crime classic

pretty good for virtual voice

I have read almost all books on Bundy, with my vision loss, I was never able to read this one so I was very excited to find it was finally available in audio. when I saw that it was virtual voice I was afraid, but it's actually really good. I've listened to books with was way worse actual narrator. I'm excited to see how virtual voice grows. aside from some mispronunciations, which were easy to get through because, again, actual narrator have some worse, I was impressed. it's a great story and nothing is lost using virtual voice, and if you have an open mind, you'll be fine. in life and in reading books.

Necessary Read; Ignore narrator critics

This book has a much closer look at the victims as well as the zeitgeist of the time. There are a lot of details every other source I’ve read has missed. If you’re unsure because of the digital voice, ignore the critics and buy it.

the synthetic voice not great story is "great" !!!

he stutters on occasion and says " MO" as a word instead of m and o and says 911 as nine hundred eleven instead of 911 the random stuttering put me off

THE STORY IS "GREAT" not that it's a great story cause the man was a total bastard. but the book is well thought out describes the families and says the victim's names I am very appreciative of the author's lengths to tell their story instead of "Victim 1:

thre authors relationship with Bundy

in my opinion this is a very good book on Bundy's life and crimes

Virtual voice recording

The story itself is excellent, written by a Bundy acquaintance. The virtual voice is off putting with mispronounced words and acronyms read as words. Examples that come to mind are "helluva" read as
"hel LOO vah" and "M. O." read as "moe". Those familiar with the story will wince at the mispronunciations of names (Katsaris, for example). If you can overlook that along with the robotic reading, it's a good listen.