num_pages: 170
description: Set in the oppressively squalid streets of Paris, A Man's Head features Simenon's famed detective as he tracks a killer on the run, while the writer's sharp prose evokes the atmosphere of Parisian luxury hotels, seedy bars, and dark alleys.
language: English
title: A Man's Head
titlecomplete: A Man's Head
characters: Mrs. Henderson, William Kirby, André Lucas, Mrs. Kirby, Joseph Moers, Joseph Heurtin, Jules Maigret, Johann Radek, Judge Ernest Coméliau, Albert Janvier, Edna Reichberg, Louise Maigret
genres: Classics, France, Noir, Mystery, Novels, Detective, French Literature, Fiction, Mystery Thriller, Crime
ratings_count: 2235
places: France, Paris
series: Inspector Maigret
publisher: Penguin Books