The Stolen Rare Book: Boston Blackie (September 3, 1946)

“The Stolen Rare Book” is an episode of Boston Blackie, the old-time radio show, first broadcast September 3, 1946. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

A valuable first edition of a rare book goes missing from the city library when its attendant suddenly collapses from knockout drops. Boston Blackie investigates when a young woman named Vivian Peterson is found alone in the vault, and suspicion falls on her connection to Harold Benson, a rare book dealer. The case takes a darker turn when Benson is found murdered.

A city library vault and surrounding locations including a rare book dealer's store

Characters: Boston Blackie, Jane Calvin, Vivian Peterson, Mary Wesley, Harold Benson, Inspector Faraday

Listen for: Boston Blackie's investigation into the theft of Brad Ray's Faust, a priceless first edition, and his discovery that the real culprit may not be who it first appears to be

Written from the episode itself; it never gives away the ending. Every recording is remastered for the stream: cleaned of rumble, hiss and mains hum (and the old TV whine where we found it), then levelled in two passes to steady broadcast loudness, so one show is never quieter than the next.