Louise Cansot, an artists' model killed in Paris in 1949, has become the subject of two books after decades of obscurity. Cansot, known as "the girl of 100 portraits," was found dead near the Seine in September 1949. Police closed their investigation after four months, according to the Guardian. Researcher Luc Corlouër and Prix Goncourt winner Philippe Jaenada collaborated on the story. Jaenada's novel won France's most prestigious literary prize this year. Cansot had been largely forgotten as a murder victim, the Guardian reports, partly because police characterised her as an unmarried mother.