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 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.

1 Publishing History
- 1.1 Editions
- 1.2 Condensed/Abridged Versions
2 External links

[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