French writer Philippe Jaenada won the Prix Goncourt, France's best-known literary award, on Tuesday, November 3, for “L'Inconnue du quai de Javel,” Le Nouvelliste reported.

The book follows Jaenada's investigation into the murder of a young woman from Brittany in the late 1950s. The 62-year-old author, known for long true-crime narratives such as “Sulak” (2013), “La Petite Femelle” (2015) and “La Serpe” (2017), succeeds Laurent Mauvignier.

This year's race had a Haitian chapter: on September 25, the Académie Goncourt removed Haitian Canadian author Thélyson Orélien's novel “C'était ça ou mourir” from consideration, after allegations that it was written with artificial intelligence. Orélien denies using AI.