The Wages of Fear (novel)

The Wages of Fear
Hardcover edition 1950
AuthorGeorges Arnaud
Original titleLe Salaire de la peur
TranslatorNorman Dale
LanguageFrench
GenreThriller
PublisherÉditions Julliard
Publication date
1950
Publication placeFrance
Media typePrint
Pages203 pp.
ISBN9782260018117
OCLC(OCoLC)2926544
843.91

The Wages of Fear is a thriller novel by Georges Arnaud published in 1950 by Éditions Julliard. The original title is "Le Salaire de la peur". The novel was translated into several languages and sold over 2 million copies. The first UK edition was published by The Bodley Head in 1952 translated by Norman Dale. The first US edition was the hardcover published by Farrar, Straus and Young also in 1952.

The novel is dedicated to the author's father.