To Catch a Thief

To Catch a Thief

" To Catch a Thief" is a 1952 thriller novel by David Dodge.

John Robie is a former jewel thief, formerly known as "The Cat", who now spends his time tending to his vineyards in France. There is a series of jewel robberies on the Riviera that resemble his style and the police believe that the Cat is up to his old tricks again. A young lady vacationing in France suspects Robie at first, then offers to help him catch the burglar.

In 1955 the novel was adapted to film by Alfred Hitchcock.

Publishing History

Editions

*New York: Random House, 1952. 248 pp. [1st ed.]
*New York: Dell Publishing Company, 1953 (Dell 658). 224 pp.
*London: Michael Joseph, 1953. [1st UK ed.]
*Harmondsworth, Middlesex: Penguin Books, 1955 (Penguin 1053). 215, [1] pp.
*London: White Lion Publishers Limited, 1972. 215, [1] pp. ISBN 0-85617-803-9
*London; Melbourne: J.M. Dent & Sons, 1988 (Mastercrime). 200 pp. ISBN 0-460-12557-5

Condensed/Abridged Versions

*Book publication was preceded by a version of the novel that appeared in the December 1951 issue of "Cosmopolitan" (Vol. 131, no. 6)
*In "Reader's Digest Condensed Books, Winter 1952 Selections". Pleasantville, N.Y.: Reader's Digest Association, 1952, p. 397-503
*In "Reader's Digest Condensed Book"s. London: Reader's Digest Association, [1956?] , p. 409-503
*In "Anthology of Mystery and Suspense". Pleasantville, N.Y.: Reader's Digest Association, 1959 (Reader's Digest Book Club), p. 224-315

External links

* [http://www.david-dodge.com A David Dodge Companion]


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