To Catch a Thief
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- See also: To Catch a Thief (film)
To Catch a Thief is a 1952 thriller novel by David Dodge.
John Robie is a "retired" 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 "real" cat.
In 1955 the novel was adapted to film by Alfred Hitchcock.
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[edit] Publishing History
[edit] 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
[edit] 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
