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Highlights
- "A worthy sequel to the classic.
- Author(s): Mark Oneill
- 368 Pages
- Fiction + Literature Genres, Mystery & Detective
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"It's been a year since John Robie, notorious Riviera jewel thief known as 'The Cat, ' proved his innocence by catching a copycat burglar. And it's been a year since John has seen Francie Stevens, the adventurous socialite who not only saw through his disguise, but helped him catch the copycat. Now Francie is returning to the Riviera for its first-ever Fashion Week as a model for a top French designer, and John plans on rekindling their romance. But there's a problem. While helping a friend, John chases down a mysterious courier, whose ruthless associates now want John dead. To make matters worse, when Francie arrives, she has a boyfriend in tow, and tells John that she wants nothing to do with him. John has to figure out why he's a hunted man, and why Francie is acting suspiciously. Digging deeper, he discovers a spy ring with evil intent. As John works unofficially to gather evidence, a question begins to haunt him: Could Francie Stevens be a spy? With his enemies closing in, John turns to his cat burglar skills to try to save his life and expose the traitors. To survive, he has to catch the spies before they catch--and kill--a retired thief!"--Book Synopsis
"A worthy sequel to the classic." -- Harlan Coben
Estate approved sequel to the novel To Catch a Thief by David Dodge and 1955 Academy Award-winning film by Alfred Hitchcock
It's been a year since John Robie, notorious Riviera jewel thief, proved his innocence by catching a copycat burglar. And it's been a year since John has seen Francie Stevens, the adventurous socialite who not only saw through his disguise, but helped him catch the copycat. Now Francie is returning to the Riviera for its first-ever Fashion Week as a model for a top French designer, and John plans on rekindling their romance. But there's a problem. While helping a friend, John chases down a mysterious courier, whose ruthless associates now want John dead. To make matters worse, when Francie arrives, she has a boyfriend in tow, and tells John that she wants nothing to do with him.
John has to figure out why he's a hunted man, and why Francie is acting suspiciously. Digging deeper, he discovers a spy ring with evil intent. As John works unofficially to gather evidence, a question begins to haunt him--could Francie Stevens be a spy? With his enemies closing in, John turns to his cat burglar skills to try to save his life and expose the traitors. To survive, he has to catch the spies before they catch--and kill--a retired thief!
Review Quotes
"Glamorous, rollicking fun, like a postcard from the French Riviera in the 1950s...full of intrigue, romance, and espionage."--Brian Freeman, New York Times bestselling author
"The romantic leads of David Dodge's novel To Catch a Thief (1952)--and Alfred Hitchcock's film--live again."--Kirkus Reviews
"A worthy sequel to the classic--which is a heck of a recommendation. No doubt David Dodge and Alfred Hitchcock were proudly standing over Mark ONeill's shoulder when he was writing To Catch a Spy." -- Harlan Coben, #1 New York Times bestselling author of 35 novels, including Fool Me Once and The Boy from the Woods
"To Catch a Spy is brimming with international intrigue and coils of mystery that are downright delightful to unravel." -- I.S. Berry, Edgar Award-winning author of The Peacock and the Sparrow