';The mother of all conspiracy theories?'The TimesJames Collard and his son Nick are on flight 103, from Frankfurt to London, then going onto New York just beforeChristmas in 1988. James leaves the plane after the first leg in London, leaving his son Nick to fly onto New York alone. Later that night he learns that the plane has exploded over Lockerbie. A distraught Jamesgets dragged into the investigation, especially when it starts to seem like Nick might have been involved. James is soon involved in a web of spies, deceit and plots and he searches desperately for news of his son...Chris Petit weaves an extraordinary storyof conspiracy and intrigue in this brilliant novel about the Lockerbie bombing. ?';?An impressive tour-de-force of historical, political and criminal skullduggery, a kaleidoscopic collage of conspiracy and betrayal'Guardian