Scene of the Crime: A Novel

A haunting novel that probes the enigmas of time and memory, by Nobel Prize–winning author Patrick Modiano

“Polizzotti’s crisp and evocative translation keeps the reader hooked.”—Publishers Weekly

In his acclaimed semi-autobiographical novella Suspended Sentences, Patrick Modiano recounted a dramatic season in his childhood, of the home he shared with sinister surrogate parents, the mysterious events that took place there, and an infamous heist that was never solved.

In Scene of the Crim...