Long a staple of film and television, Boston Blackie began life as a series of short stories. Many of these were combined into book form, rewritten. Who is Boston Blackie? Here is a portion of what the dust jacket said: "Honor among thieves? Could you crack a safe and meet your wife, waiting for you around the corner in your modest little roadster and go dashing off for home? Do you think you could do this for a lifetime and be happy, knowing not what moment the big, red hand of the law was going to reach down and grab you?" From Pulpville Press.