Boston Blackie (1919)

Boston Blackie is a novel written by Jack Boyle and published in 1919. The book follows the adventures of the titular character, Boston Blackie, a former safecracker who has turned his life around and become a private detective. Blackie is a charismatic and cunning character who is always one step ahead of his adversaries. In the book, he takes on a case involving a missing heiress and a stolen diamond necklace. Along the way, he encounters a cast of colorful characters, including crooked cops, gangsters, and femme fatales. With his quick wit and daring escapades, Boston Blackie navigates the dangerous underworld of Boston to solve the case and bring the culprits to justice. The book is a classic example of the hard-boiled detective genre and is noted for its fast-paced action and vivid descriptions of the seedy underbelly of early 20th-century Boston.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.