To Catch A Thief: by David Dodge.

When I first happened to catch the film on television at a flatmate's it was rather surprising to see Grace Kelly as the girl one thought was a bit different - Grace Kelly fits most in Rear Window if anything, and not quite as much in this one. But then a director, even those of the caliber of Hitchcock, is human, and has likes and dislikes and pets and favourites.

Set in southern France, the book doesn't let a reader know if the person - main character - that the police are after has really not committed the robberies the police are after him for; after all he did commit robberies before, and his villa in the quiet upscale part of southern France is capable of hiding his past as it can hide any booties recent acquisition. a dizzying series of action packed story later the suspense is revealed in a surprising way.

The film is worth seeing for the locales of France and Monaco, while the book is more fun if one is after the story, which is not to say the film is not as well done as Hitchcock's name leads one to expect.