In 1949, the new comet Constellation of Air France crashed off the Azores. This aircraft launched by the extravagant Howard Hughes carried the boxer Marcel Cerdan (lover of Edith Piaf) and violinist Ginette Neveu. But what was the identity of other passengers? ... On board were the inventor of the watch Mickey, Basque shepherds, a painter, a winder of Mulhouse, a divorced man joined his wife of ... broken destinies that tragic October 28th.
Through its 200 pages, Adrien Bosc is interested in these anonymous 46. Who are they? ... What were their links? ... Why are they traveling to New York? ... Going up the thread of their history, the author makes a final tribute to these men and women, bound "as so many constellations", their humanity disappeared the day of the plane crash.
The author, we feel that careful, studied the tragedy in every detail, we poignant story in the book of fate that have known the 48 victims. A novel which reads easily and quickly even if one knows the final coming.