The Man Who Knew Too Much

He was a refugee, a soldier, a spy and a billionaire. He rewrote his name, his past and his own identity, and yet – or perhaps because of it – he became one of the most powerful and enigmatic men of the 20th century. The novel The Man Who Knew Too Much follows the life of Robert Maxwell from a poor Jewish boy in the Carpathian Mountains, through military and intelligence service, to the top of a media empire built on debt, secrets and dangerous ties to the KGB, StB and Mossad. Petr Prucha presents a chilling story framed by a single night – 4 November 1991 – when Maxwell stands on the deck of his yacht, the Lady Ghislaine, and perhaps for the first time in his life, does not know what will come next. This gripping novel about power and its limits, about an identity that can be created but never truly left behind, and about secrets that sooner or later turn against their keeper, poses a question that still has no clear answer: How did Robert Maxwell die… and at whose hand? The story is based on real events, but remains a work of literary fiction.