Summary of John Preston's Fall

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Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Original book introduction: In February 1991, Robert Maxwell triumphantly sailed into Manhattan harbor on his yacht, the Lady Ghislaine, to buy the ailing New York Daily News.

Taxi drivers stopped their cabs to shake his hand, children asked for his autograph, and patrons of the hottest restaurant in Manhattan gave him a standing ovation while he dined.

Ten months later, Maxwell disappeared off that same yacht in the middle of the night and was later found dead in the water.

As John Preston reveals in this entertaining and revealing biography, Maxwell's death was as mysterious as his remarkable life.