| No. 17 | |
| Author: | Joseph Jefferson Farjeon |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Detective Ben |
| Genre: | Thriller |
| Publisher: | Hodder and Stoughton |
| Release Date: | 1926 |
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| Followed By: | The House Opposite |
No. 17 is a 1926 thriller novel by the British writer Joseph Jefferson Farjeon, inspired by his successful play of the same title from the previous year.[1] Along with the play it provided inspiration for Alfred Hitchcock's 1932 film Number Seventeen.
It is the first of a series of stories featuring the character of Ben, a former merchant sailor now down-on-his-luck, who continually gets involved in adventures.