Boston Blackie
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4.5 • 29 Ratings
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Publisher Description
Whether he is fighting the police or the criminal underworld, Boston Blackie always stands up for what's right
Sure, Boston Blackie is a jewel thief and a safecracker, but he's a criminal with code. He ensures that the worst villains get what's coming to them while the honorable ones stay out on the street—where, like Blackie, they do more good than harm.
In this classic collection of adventures, with his dependable wife and getaway driver, Mary, by his side, Blackie gets into and out of a dizzying array of tight spots. He escapes from prison, saves a friend from the gallows, and pulls off the gold bullion heist of a lifetime. Later adapted into serials, movies, and TV shows, Boston Blackie's exploits are some of the most thrilling in all of crime fiction.
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Customer Reviews
“BOSTON BLACKIE” THE NOVEL DIFFERENT, OF COURSE, THAN THE TELEVISION SERIES
Back in the 1950’s, or was it the early 1960’s, a television series by that name existed The spirit of the character was basically the same. However the filming industry used their ‘Artistic License’ to modify it to their own liking. If you have seen this series or not, read the original story. It will be well worth your time. Some of the dialog may seem a little different, yet keep in mind the era in which it was created. Think of it as a doorway into the fictional past, because that is what it is.
Good reading
I enjoy reading these old books (this one written in 1919) as much for the language usage as the view of the then times. You will enjoy this fanciful tale of a perfect man as seen in the early 1900s.
Interesting Piece to Represent Its Time
This was revelatory in terms of the social picture of the time. If someone tried to make a TV show of this today there would be an uproar over the portrayals of criminals and crime. Thought provoking.