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Well written and well researched but a hard book to love. The heroes are stripped naked and revealed in all their insecurities and weaknesses. This is hard to take for a fan of the comedy legends but the bigger problem was the darkness that pervades this tale. An all encompassing gloom that seems contradictory to the comic legends on the screen. Did they never laugh, were they never happy? I enjoyed the book but will keep my heroes pure and innocent and most importantly very, very funny.

I'm a huge fan of John Connolly's Charlie Parker series. When word came out about this book I wasn't sure what to expect. I can safely say I wasn't disappointed.
This is a beautifully written book about Stan Laurel, a brilliant mingling of fact and fiction. Having laughed at the antics of Stan and Ollie when I was a child, this book brought a tear or two to my eyes.
With “He” John Connolly has proved that he is a master storyteller in any genre.