Lockerbie: A Father's Search for Justice

Doctor Jim Swire, Peter Biddulph

Lockerbie: A Father's Search for Justice
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Birlinn General
Country
United Kingdom
Published
16 May 2025
Pages
304
ISBN
9781780279206

Lockerbie: A Father’s Search for Justice

Doctor Jim Swire, Peter Biddulph

The book of the brand-new Sky Original miniserieswhich airs in January 2025, starringColin Firthas Jim Swire and directed by Jim Sheridan (My Left FootandIn the Name of the Father).

The destruction of Pan Am Flight 103 over the Scottish town of Lockerbie in December 1988 was the largest attack on Britain since World War Two. 259 passengers and 11 townsfolk of Lockerbie were murdered. Libyan Abdelbaset al-Megrahi was convicted of the crime. He maintained his innocence until his death in 2012.

Among the passengers was Flora, beloved daughter of Dr Jim Swire. Jim accepted American claims that Libya was responsible, but during the Lockerbie Trial he began to distrust key witnesses and supposed firm evidence. Since then it has been revealed that the USA paid millions of dollars to two central identification witnesses, and the only forensic evidence central to the prosecution has been discredited.

The book takes us along Dr. Swire's journey as his initial grief and loss becomes a campaign to uncover the truth behind not only a personal tragedy but one of the modern world's most shocking events.

'A shattering tale of grief and love' Daily Mail

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