⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Thanks to #netgalley and #mirror books for the ARC in exchange for a fair and honest review. A fascinating true crime read. Comprised of revealing conversations with Ted whilst he was imprisoned. It's a chilling read, the way Ted speaks a lot in 3rd person and "if I did it" all whilst repeatedly claiming his innocence. It literally gave me goosebumps just how narcissistic and manipulative he was. I always knew he would have to have a certain manipulative aspect to his demeanor and personality but the levels he had it surprised even me. I found myself thinking...he cannot surely think anyone believes him....his claims were just beyond belief. A scary, dark , yet addictive insight into the man he portrayed himself to be. #netgalley #mirrorbooks #tea_sipping_bookworm #goodreads #litsy #amazonkindle #thestorygraph #bookqueen #bookstagram

I really enjoyed this one. I like reading about true crime and it’s a genre that I normally enjoy. This one didn’t disappoint. This one is perfect for fans of true crime and I will be recommending it to people!

Love true crime books and this was no different. Everyone knows who this killer is but was still a brilliant read and will read again

Very interesting read about serial killer Ted Bundy

As this was written from actual transcripts of conversations with Ted Bundy you get a deep insight as to what a serious deluded man he really was

He is disturbing to the point of making you feel uncomfortable

Great read

Having wated the netflix series on Bundy and previously looking into him for degrees, i deemed him not very interesting. However i was wrong, there is a lot more to him than i knew.
It was interesting how he couldn't talk about everything in 1st person and had to resort to 3rd. Its all very clear from his descriptions that he himself did the crimes.
He knows people like him due to his looks and he plays up to this. He is a very intelligent man who knew exactly what he was doing and how not to get caught.
In some parts of this book you were able to fly through, however some parts were difficult. In some places bland and repetitive. However this is all part of the book amd can't change what he did.

Interesting read if you want to know more about him.

A well presented, topical book, and companion reading to some of the films and tv shows currently out there.

With me already being a huge true crime fan it is clear to see that this book was incredibly well researched and that Ted Bundy was one horrid little man.
Although heavily factual, the book was surprisingly readable and of course terrifyingly horrific at the same time.

Well written, factual, and easy to read this was a great true crime for any fellow murderino, although not for the faint of heart.

Thankyou to NetGalley, Mirror Books and the authors, Stephen G Michaud and Hugh Aynesworth, for the opportunity to read a digital copy of Ted Bundy: Conversations With A Killer in exchange for an honest and unbiased opinion.
All I can say is OMG! While it was bizarre and chilling, it was also a fascinating insight into a very twisted mind. The authors have done an amazing job in setting out this story that, while we would like to imagine it is pure fiction, is a terrible part of history.
Worth a read.

Following on from watching the Netflix documentary on Bundy, I was excited to read this. Although the transcript form was a little hard to follow - though I'm sure that is what Bundy intended - perhaps this would have been easier for me to follow as an audio book. However this was an interesting, eye opening look into an infamous case - and Bundy's nonchalance was nothing short of chilling.

Interesting read. Has you on the edge of your chair. Just a shame it’s real. Makes it all the more awful. You don’t want to enjoy reading it

First published in 1989 and re-released this year thanks to the Netflix documentary of the same name, this is an eerie book containing crimes discussed by the killer. These sort of books are always tricky to rate and review as it seems tacky to talk about how much "enjoyed" reading about a man who brutally murdered women and dumped their bodies acorss the west coast.
The interviewer uses the technique of asking questions in third person, and allowing Bundy to answer in the same way...this means that nothing Bundy says can be held against him, which is ironic considering he's on Death Row during the interviews.
Bundy is clearly an intelligent man who loves to talk. The difference between the interview at the start of the book where the interviewer is asking direct questions, and the rest of the book is striking because Bundy is reluctant to admit to anything. He is even cagey about saying what type of van he drove at the time of a particular crime. As soon as the interviewer asks Bundy to speculate about the "mysterious" killer's actions and state of mind, he is talkative and open. It's sinister how eager serial killers are to discuss their crimes and talk about how clever they've been.
I feel like you need to have some knowledge of his crimes in order to understand this book. I had The Stranger Beside Me by Anne Rule on my TBR but I read this one first, but I kind of wish I'd read Stranger first so I could know more about his crimes. The reader gets a breakdown of some of them, but the timelines aren't linear and sometimes the conversation jumps around or speaks generally and it's hard to fathom what they're referring to. The chapter lengths vary and, due to the fact that it's transcribed conversations, the writing is repetitive and full of stops and starts. It's not that I dislike this book, it was just difficult to read at times because of the literal conversational style of it.

As soon as I seen this book, I knew I would have to read it. I have a weird fascination with serial killers and 99% of what I watch on tv is true crime related.
Knowing as much as I could already about Ted Bundy, I didn’t really expect any real shocks within the book. But I must admit, it was fascinating to be able to read about himself in his own words.
The way Ted views himself and tries to justify his actions is scary. His intelligence is scary. And Aynseworth and Michaud have done a pretty impressive job in showing Bundys true intentions, through his own twisted words.
I have already purchased this book for my sister and my friend and will definitely be recommending it to many more.
Fascinating, twisted yet eerily captivating.

I received a copy of this ebook from the publisher via NetGalley but this has in no way influenced my opinions or review.

Thank you to Netgalley, the publisher and of course the author for this digital ARC in exchange for my unbiased review.
fantastic read after watching the netflix series! very informative, the story of a monster

I love anything to do with crime, especially true crime and I was excited to read this because I thought it would be a good insight into Bundy's mind but I was so bored by it and felt like it was a huge waste of my time.

Kudos to the interviewers for sitting and listening to, what I can only describe as, utter drivel and word vomit. He speaks in the third person about these crimes, talking as though he's imagining what the person who did them was feeling or thinking but he's clever and knew what information to give and omit.

If you are wanting a quick, easy explanation for Ted Bundy's crimes, this is not the one.

As it says in the blurb, Ted Bundy was a master manipulator so who knows if the words he spoke to Stephen G. Michaud and Hugh Aynesworth were actually true. However, it is a fascinating account from a notoriously high profile serial killer which in itself is totally unique. Police procedures have moved on so much from the 1970s, no criminal today would be able to outwit the system like Bundy did. Also, his words may give psychologists and police profilers a better understanding of how the brain of a psychopathic criminal actually works.

Bundy was clever, charismatic to women and craved attention. He spoke in the third person during most of the tapes. This way he could achieve the thrill of describing how he 'thought' the murders would have been done, without ever admitting his guilt. Not once in 150 hours of direct interviewing did he slip up.

Michaud and Aynesworth had a clever way of getting Bundy to reveal information but sometimes the conversations were a little difficult to follow. Bundy's words were vague, even cryptic at times and I had to reread a few sentences to try and get a better understanding.

I had previously watched the Netflix documentary so I felt I had a little background knowledge of the crimes which helped when it came to reading the transcript of the tapes. However, there is far more content in the book and I would definitely recommend both.

All true crime lovers should read this book. It is harrowing and parts will shock you to the core. The writers have given a truly unique insight into the mind of a serial killer, something which may never happen again. Highly recommended.

This gives you an in-depth insight into the kind of character Ted Bundy was and to his crimes. But be warned this book is disturbing in places.
Thank you to both NetGalley and Mirror Books for my eARC in exchange for my honest unbiased review

Yes I picked this arc as I’d watched the Netflix show and I’m glad I did this goes so much further and has different insights and details the show misses out on. It still doesn’t give you all the facts as the things he did were so disturbing they aren’t fit to be told, it’s an interesting, but as always in these books disturbing read. You can’t say you enjoy it so much, but that it’s thought provoking and scary at the same time. Well worth a read.

Thanks to netgalley and the publisher for a free copy for an honest opinion

If you think "ah, I've watched the series on Netflix so I won't bother with the book" then you are missing out.

The book goes so much further than the series does and it's fascinating.
Given the subject at hand and the way Ted Bundy speaks and phrases things, it's a difficult read but so interesting and chilling. How Stephen G. Michaud and Hugh Aynesworth managed to take control of the situation and the patience they must have had was incredible. The subtle wording they use is so interesting, I found myself re-reading sentences a few times just to really get the gist of it.

The book itself is arranged in chronological order of when the interviews took place which I really liked and the version I recieved from Netgalley included the foreword written by Robert Keppel which is as interesting as the rest of the book. He writes of the changes made to the forces largely in part to these cases which is a nice reminder that something was at least learnt amid the horror of Ted Bundy.

Firstly thanks to net galley and the publisher for a copy of this book. I am surprised at some of the negative comments/ reviews this book has received. I am old enough to remember Mark Harmon in the role of Ted Bundy in the film The Deliberate Stranger and always wondered what type of a man Ted truly was. This book answers this question. Yes he was a liar and yes he committed hideous crimes however this book shows how clever he actually was and how he managed to kill so many and stay at large for so long. We wi!l never know the true figure of the amount of girls he killed. At the start of the book we are advised by the police officer that some of the things Ted did were not fit to be retold so this can be classed as a warning we will not be given the whole truth. Ted always refers to himself as a third party and he never drops this in all of the meetings with the authors he has. He also shared his views on the death penalty and to be honest this is still a valid argument today. I in no way done in what he did to all those poor girls and I am not attempting to excuse his actions but his intellect shows though, throughout the book, this is not someone who could have ever used an insanity plea as would never have held up. I did laugh at what employment Ted states he would have considered if he had his time again, as anyone who watched the Dexter series would realise where the ending of the series came from. From a true serial killer to a fiction serial killer. Please give this book a chance even if only for the physiological viewpoint of the man.

Ted has quite a bizarre and convoluted way of conversing which makes the reading tricky at times. The book is fascinating and chilling. I liked the good cop/bad cop approach employed by Michaud and Aynesworth as I think it helped to get the most from Bundy. There is so much more in this book than features in the Netflix series. Worth a read.