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Preston chronicles Maxwell's all encompassing rivalry with Rupert Murdoch, a battle that ruined Maxwell financially, threatened his sanity and lead, indirectly, to his death. Did Maxwell have a heart attack or was it suicide? Or was he murdered? Few in the twentieth century journeyed as far from his roots as Robert Maxwell. Yet, as Fall reveals, no one, however rich and powerful, can entirely escape their past.