TOM BOWER has become one of the doyens of investigative journalism. He has already produced a book uncovering the workings of Robert Maxwell and his running of the Daily Mirror and tycoon Tiny Rowlands s takeover of The Observer. Here in a meticulously re
TOM BOWER has become one of the doyens of investigative journalism.
He has already produced a book uncovering the workings of Robert Maxwell and his running of the Daily Mirror and tycoon Tiny Rowlands's takeover of The Observer.
Here in a meticulously researched piece of work he looks at the life Conrad Black. The man who purchased The Daily Telegraph and then, as we know from the subsequent criminal trial, taking millions of pounds for his own use.
Bower has a way of getting to the truth and in spite of the obstacles in his path he has produced a story that shows that power does indeed corrupt.
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