Timeline
Lifetime:
1881 -
1928
Passed: ≈
96 years ago
Title
Writer
Country/Nationality
Jack Boyle
Books by Jack Boyle
Boston Blackie
Crime
Fiction
Mystery
Detective
Mystery
Crime
Thriller
San Francisco
Wife
Police
Partner
College
Outwit
Jewel thief
Con
Boston Blackie, a former convict with a college education, operates as a jewel thief in San Francisco. He uses his intelligence and cunning to outsmart the police, often with the help of his wife Mary. The book offers a glimpse into Blackie's world o...
Boston Blackie: Stories Around the Opium Lamp
Crime
Fiction
Mystery
Detective
Realism
Prison
Mystery
Crime
Thriller
Dark
San Francisco
Noir
Addiction
Opium
Early
This collection of short stories features the early, darker iterations of Boston Blackie, the fictional detective created by Jack Boyle, a former opium addict and convict. Originally written while Boyle was incarcerated, these stories delve into the...