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This week I finished Boston Blackie by Jack Boyle. Published in 1919 as a consolidation of earlier short stories; it was the only book about Boston Blackie ever written by his creator and people familiar with the movies, radio series, and 50s TV show will be surprised to see the liberties taken with the character by later incarnations. Folks looking for the witty repartee between Blackie and Inspector Faraday will be disappointed; there is no Inspector Faraday in the book. Folks looking for the cavorting lady's man will also be let down; he's very happily and faithfully married to Mary. But those who are looking for an interesting book about a good-hearted jewel thief who lives outside the law by his own moral code will be fascinated.
Thumbs up.
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