A Battle of Nerves
 First edition | |
| Author | Georges Simenon |
|---|---|
| Original title | La Tête d'un homme |
| Translator | Geoffrey Sainsbury |
| Language | French |
| Series | Inspector Jules Maigret |
| Genre | Detective fiction |
| Publisher | Fayard |
Publication date | 1931 |
| Publication place | Belgium |
Published in English | 1939 |
| Media type | |
| Preceded by | The Crime of Inspector Maigret |
| Followed by | Maigret and the Yellow Dog |
A Battle of Nerves (French: La Tête d'un homme, also known as A Man's Head) is a detective novel by Belgian writer Georges Simenon. It was one of the most successful of the early titles and among the first Maigrets to be filmed.[1]
Adaptations
- La tête d'un homme (1933)
- The Man on the Eiffel Tower (1950)