Book description
The Book the Brothers tried to stop. Now available in ebook format.
Robert Maxwell was one of the most flamboyant, complex and - seemingly
- the richest self-made men in post-war Britain. The tentacles of his
power stretched from newspapers to football, from the boardrooms of his
many companies and into the thoughts of the world at large.
Maxwell: The Final Verdict is a story of greed and corruption on a
truly mammoth scale. Revealing, for the first time, how Maxwell hurtled
tumultuously towards disaster, it draws upon an exceptional resource of
inside knowledge, such as could only have been assembled by the leading
investigative journalist of his generation. Including intimate accounts
of Maxwell's lifestyle and personality from his closest associates -
from world politicians to girlfriends - answering all the questions
surrounding his death and the investigations which followed it, and with
full details of the trial of Kevin and Ian Maxwell, this is the most
explosive expose of the decade. 'Bower presents a story which has
everything: greed, intrigue, fraud, sex, spies, famous names and a
mysterious and violent death'
Andy McSmith, Observer
'Why did the Maxwells get off? The answers are in Tom Bower's book. His
relentless research has produced something more than an expose of a
single rogue'
Paul Foot, Spectator
'Bower's portrait of the monster is totally convincing and his grasp of
the financial nuts and bolts formidable'
Martin Vander Weyer, Sunday Telegraph
'A devastating indictment not only of one man but of human fallibility
and the City of London'
Roy Greenslade, Sunday Times
'An epic tale of deception and greed… Bower shows absolute mastery of
the financial maneouvrings. No one could have too much faith in the
capitalist system after reading this gripping book'
Richard Ingrams, Evening Standard
'This book is difficult even to review without running into problems of
defamation. Bower is quite fearless… excellent'
Lynn Barber, Daily Telegraph Tom Bower has a distinguished reputation
as an investigative historian, broadcaster and journalist and is the
author of several ground-breaking books about tycoons. His most recent
works are 'Conrad and Lady Black', 'The Squeeze' and his biographies of
Simon Cowell and Bernie Ecclestone. Among his other much-debated
biographies are those of Mohammed Fayed, Richard Branson and Robert
Maxwell.
