Following a search at sea, Robert Maxwell’s body was shortly afterwards recovered. The Spanish authorities seemed to conclude that
Maxwell’s death was simply an accident, although there has subsequently been speculation about the possibility of suicide. Maxwell was buried in Israel and speculation began to surface about the possibility that he had been murdered by Mossad, the Israeli Secret Service. This story was supported by two Mirror journalists, Gordon Thomas and Martin Dillon, whose book The Assassination of Robert Maxwell: Israel’s Superspy was published in 2002. And in November 2003, Geoffrey Goodman, a former Mirror journalist, was reported as supporting the theory that Maxwell had been murdered. It is certainly true that during his lifetime Robert Maxwell was an enigmatic figure, and no doubt speculation will continue about the true cause of his death.