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    Boston Blackie
    Boston Blackie
    Boston Blackie
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    Boston Blackie

    Written by Jack Boyle

    Narrated by LibriVox Community

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    Boston Blackie is the novelization of a group of pulp short stories by Jack Boyle (1881-1928). Blackie, an ex-con with a college education, is a jewel thief based in San Francisco, who outwits the cops with the help of his wife Mary. The character was altered for a later series of popular films and radio shows to become a “reformed” jewel thief turned private eye. (Summary by Winston Tharp)

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLibriVox
    Release dateAug 25, 2014
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    Jack Boyle

    Jack Boyle (1881-1928) was the creator of the honorable criminal Boston Blackie, a popular character featured in radio serials, movies, and TV shows throughout the early twentieth century. After moving to San Francisco to work as a newspaperman, Boyle became addicted to opium and turned to a life of crime. He wrote the first Boston Blackie stories in San Quentin.

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