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

David Francis Dodge was a successful author of mystery/thriller novels and humorous travel books. His first book was published in 1941. His fiction is characterized by tight plotting, brisk dialogue, memorable and well-defined characters, and exotic locations....
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John Robie is a former jewel thief, formerly known as "The Cat", who now spends his time tending to his vineyard
Vineyard

A vineyard is a plantation of grape-bearing vines, grown mainly for winemaking, but also raisins, table grapes and non-alcoholic grape juice. The science, practice and study of vineyard production is known as viticulture....
s in France
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of 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
To Catch a Thief (film)

To Catch a Thief is a 1955 film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, starring Cary Grant, Grace Kelly, Jessie Royce Landis and John Williams , and released by Paramount Pictures....
 by Alfred Hitchcock
Alfred Hitchcock

Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock, Order of the British Empire was a British filmmaker and film producer who pioneered many techniques in the suspense and psychological thriller genres....
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To Catch a Thief is a 1952 thriller novel by David Dodge
David F. Dodge

David Francis Dodge was a successful author of mystery/thriller novels and humorous travel books. His first book was published in 1941. His fiction is characterized by tight plotting, brisk dialogue, memorable and well-defined characters, and exotic locations....
.

John Robie is a former jewel thief, formerly known as "The Cat", who now spends his time tending to his vineyard
Vineyard

A vineyard is a plantation of grape-bearing vines, grown mainly for winemaking, but also raisins, table grapes and non-alcoholic grape juice. The science, practice and study of vineyard production is known as viticulture....
s in France
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of 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
To Catch a Thief (film)

To Catch a Thief is a 1955 film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, starring Cary Grant, Grace Kelly, Jessie Royce Landis and John Williams , and released by Paramount Pictures....
 by Alfred Hitchcock
Alfred Hitchcock

Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock, Order of the British Empire was a British filmmaker and film producer who pioneered many techniques in the suspense and psychological thriller genres....
.

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 Books. 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


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