Their darkest day

On December 21, 1988, a small block of plastic explosive tore apart a New York-bound Boeing 747, killing 259 passengers and crew and taking the lives of 11 residents in the tiny Scottish village of Lockerbie. The world followed in horrified fascination as a tale of international terrorism, airline ineptitude, and political gamesmanship unfolded. But another story was lost among the headlines. Making use of more than three years of research and interviews, Matthew Cox and. Tom Foster, two award--winning investigative journalists, present the whole picture of the disaster, including the story behind this tragic event: that of the people who died and the family members--the husbands and wives, fathers and mothers, sons and daughters, brothers and sisters--who were left to deal with the devastating aftermath of the explosion. Their Darkest Day is the shocking tale of the bombing, told through the family members' personal experiences. Housewives who became adroit at handling the media; a doctor who became an authority on explosives; a real estate saleswoman who became an expert on terrorist groups; and the many others who sacrificed careers and futures in order to reform airline securit