The Tremendous Event

The story opens in the summer of 1922, when a sudden, colossal waterspout lifts a steamer upright before it vanishes, and a transatlantic liner sinks with hundreds aboard. News of the disaster spreads across the English Channel, sparking panic and speculation in both France and England. Young Simon Dubosc, a French club‑member with a quick mind and a taste for danger, reads the telegrams with his English friend and feels an irresistible pull toward the mystery.

Compelled by duty and curiosity, Simon gathers a small crew and sets out across the strait, determined to witness the phenomenon and uncover its cause. Along the way he meets journalists, scientists, and soldiers, each offering fragments of a puzzle that threatens to reshape the relationship between the two great nations. The narrative weaves personal bravery with the larger political fallout, promising a tense, atmospheric journey that keeps listeners guessing about what lies beneath the sea’s calm surface.