A great bit of rock history, perfectly frozen in aspic. Andru Reeve is without a doubt THE expert on this particular slice of the Beatle pie. And the writing style is facile -- in fact, it reads almost like a novel in the first section (the second section deals with how the hoax has "lived on" through the last 4 decades and is a bit more of a plow than the first 180 pages. Nonetheless, it is a decent account of the power of folklore and urban legends and is worth reading. However, if one is less concerned with this aspect of the rumor, they can skim this part. I don't recommend that!)

Despite what one of the other reviewers suggested, the book does contain a VERY meticulous and very well organized list of clues. It's located in the first appendix. The list, numbering 140 clues, is handily broken-down chronologically by album and then further grouped by either audio or visual "evidence". As suggested in the introduction, this comprehensive list can either be read, in toto, before tackling the main text, or it can be consulted along the way to augment and enhance the reading experience. Since I'm pretty familiar with the clues, I chose the latter. But someone approaching the subject with less prior knowledge can, and should, proceed with the former.

[Recommended for: fans of the Beatles or Paul McCartney, urban legend lovers, rock historians and lovers of a good mystery.]