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Better than Bundy: Confessions of a Serial Killer
“They called Bundy a monster. I call him a benchmark.”
Step into the mind of a killer whose ambition is darker than murder—legacy.
In Better than Confessions of a Serial Killer, readers are thrust into the chilling memoir of Zach Jackson, a man who doesn’t just admire America’s most infamous predator—he plans to surpass him. Calculated. Charismatic. Cold-blooded. Zach isn’t content with escaping justice—he wants to be remembered, feared, studied.
This psychological thriller unspools like a true crime documentary drenched in dread. Zach details his cross-country spree with clinical detachment and disturbing insight, exposing the rotting underbelly of his childhood trauma, his obsession with manipulation, and the methodical precision of a man who kills not out of rage… but design.
Each chapter drips with tension, turning the confessional into a trap for the reader's empathy. You will question your morality as you peer through his eyes. Victims are chosen, crime scenes staged, and the evidence is a deliberate dance of deception. BTB—his cryptic signature—is only the beginning.
Perfect for fans of dark transgressive psychological thrillers, true crime fiction, and morally twisted narratives, Better than Bundy invites you to walk the razor’s edge between horror and fascination. But once you enter Zach’s world, there’s no guarantee you’ll come out clean.
Step into the mind of a killer whose ambition is darker than murder—legacy.
In Better than Confessions of a Serial Killer, readers are thrust into the chilling memoir of Zach Jackson, a man who doesn’t just admire America’s most infamous predator—he plans to surpass him. Calculated. Charismatic. Cold-blooded. Zach isn’t content with escaping justice—he wants to be remembered, feared, studied.
This psychological thriller unspools like a true crime documentary drenched in dread. Zach details his cross-country spree with clinical detachment and disturbing insight, exposing the rotting underbelly of his childhood trauma, his obsession with manipulation, and the methodical precision of a man who kills not out of rage… but design.
Each chapter drips with tension, turning the confessional into a trap for the reader's empathy. You will question your morality as you peer through his eyes. Victims are chosen, crime scenes staged, and the evidence is a deliberate dance of deception. BTB—his cryptic signature—is only the beginning.
Perfect for fans of dark transgressive psychological thrillers, true crime fiction, and morally twisted narratives, Better than Bundy invites you to walk the razor’s edge between horror and fascination. But once you enter Zach’s world, there’s no guarantee you’ll come out clean.
279 pages, Kindle Edition
Published June 29, 2025
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Terry Ward
66 books2 followersTerry Ward describes himself as being a life-long bibliophile and scribbler who likes nothing better than discovering what's beyond the next hill.
He has won two creative writing awards, is married, has two sons and lives in Rochester, Kent, near Gad's Hill Place, where Charles Dickens spent the last years of his life.
He has won two creative writing awards, is married, has two sons and lives in Rochester, Kent, near Gad's Hill Place, where Charles Dickens spent the last years of his life.
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February 1, 2026
My book club took me out of my typical choices with this one. While I’m happy to have expanded my typical reading, it was just “okay.” I listened to it on audio and what I appreciated most was the “soundtrack” woven into the storyline due to the killer spending some much time traveling by car. I especially loved how the narrator “sang” key lyrics as he navigated the pages. The author did a nice job of setting up his backstory and helping the reader understand how his experiences “made” him into the killer he was. So I can appreciate that. But obviously NOT a feel good story or a mental thought process I want to spend much time in.
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