Lockerbie

A Father’s Search for Justice

By: Jim Swire, Peter Biddulph

Narrated by: Mike Grady, Nano Nagle

Now a major Sky TV Series starring Colin Firth.

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.

©2021 Jim Swire & Peter Biddulph (P)2025 W.F. Howes Ltd.

Critic reviews

'A shattering tale of grief and love' – Daily Mail

Heartfelt but naive

To accuse any politician of being hard and cold and caring more for the survival of the country over any particular citizen is automatic. That's their job. Mr. Swire is obviously a liberal and it shows, and that's fine. My heart breaks at the loss not just of his daughter but the 269 other victims as well. Truth be told however, we've been screwing each other over since the first day we crept up behind another and bashed their head in with a rock. Therefore it is with no small amount of understanding and disgust that I must inform Mr. Swire that his daughter was in the wrong place at the wrong time; no more the target then any random insect we kill in some random act. That 270 people were killed in an act of political violence is far to common, and the truth far too damaging and dangerous to be told. Liberal and Conservative alike, government stands to protect all citizens and all interests, not just one man's daughter. If the greater good requires that type of sacrifice you're not let down, you're just someone who has paid the ultimate sacrifice for their country.