Boston Blackie

Jack Boyle (1881 - 1928)

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)

Genre(s): Crime & Mystery Fiction

Language: English

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 00 Foreword Winston Tharp
00:05:54
Play 01 Boston Blackie Winston Tharp
00:04:41
Play 02 Boston Blackie's Little Pal Winston Tharp
00:21:39
Play 03 Boston Blackie's Code Winston Tharp
00:14:59
Play 04 The Cushions Kid Winston Tharp
00:15:00
Play 05 One Week to Live Winston Tharp
00:15:39
Play 06 "Not to Snitch on a Pal" Winston Tharp
00:13:47
Play 07 The Woman Called Rita Winston Tharp
00:13:48
Play 08 The Miracle Winston Tharp
00:21:46
Play 09 Fred the Count Winston Tharp
00:17:04
Play 10 The Price of Success Winston Tharp
00:21:06
Play 11 The Spirit of the Cushions Kid Winston Tharp
00:16:20
Play 12 A Problem in Grand Larceny Winston Tharp
00:20:21
Play 13 The Shot in the Dark Winston Tharp
00:10:55
Play 14 The Mystery of the S. S. Humboldt Winston Tharp
00:14:30
Play 15 Missing Gold Winston Tharp
00:20:20
Play 16 The Frame-up Winston Tharp
00:16:23
Play 17 The Third Degree Winston Tharp
00:17:40
Play 18 An Answer in Grand Larceny Winston Tharp
00:13:08
Play 19 Alibi Ann Winston Tharp
00:18:29
Play 20 Boston Blackie's Prophecy Comes True Winston Tharp
00:19:18
Play 21 The Love of a Woman Winston Tharp
00:21:23
Play 22 For Fifteen Years Winston Tharp
00:11:55
Play 23 The Revolt Winston Tharp
00:13:24
Play 24 First Blood Winston Tharp
00:16:21
Play 25 Boston Blackie's Mary Winston Tharp
00:11:04
Play 26 "Play for Me 'Little Squirrel'" Winston Tharp
00:19:30
Play 27 Trapped Winston Tharp
00:13:11
Play 28 Man to Man Winston Tharp
00:15:31