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Based on 6 episodes we listened to · June 2026
Boston Blackie Radio gives Fiction listeners brisk detective cases where suspicion, banter, and reversal carry the story.
Boston Blackie Radio is case driven radio drama with a comic charge. Boston Blackie keeps landing under suspicion, Inspector Faraday keeps closing in too soon, and Mary Wesley often gets dragged into the working parts of the case.
For listeners who want every accusation answered with a smirk.
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Short reviews from the PlayNext desk, based on the episodes we processed.
A brisk inheritance mystery with a stolen diamond, shifting suspicion, and a clean final reveal.
Boston Blackie - The Masters Diamond opens at a dinner party at Roger Masters' house and soon turns on a stolen diamond, a dead Mrs. Masters, and the friction around Harvey, the sole heir to his mother's fortune, and Georgia Aiken.
A stolen-pearl case turns into a fast-moving mystery with a murder, dry sparring, and a final reveal around the tobacco jar.
The story opens with Blackie being questioned at headquarters after the Worthington pearls are stolen, and Faraday keeps him under suspicion. The pace moves quickly, with sharp exchanges and a murder reveal that sends the case in a new direction when Duke Butcher turns up dead.
A lean Swan mystery keeps tightening around a killing, mutiny talk, and sharp dialogue.
The Swan story keeps its setup tight: fog, mutiny talk, a captain who holds his nerve, and a crew already bargaining over cargo and loyalty. The killing gives the mystery its first hard edge, and the threat of a wider breakdown on board keeps the pressure up from the start.
A brisk radio caper where jokes and clues keep slipping through Faraday's hands.
Boston Blackie - The Worthington Pearls keeps the Worthington pearls at the center while letting the familiar Blackie-Faraday friction do a lot of the work. The case moves from a search to a murder accusation without much slack, and the jokes land right alongside the clues.
An overnight boat trip to Westfield turns into a brisk murder mystery with banter, luggage, and a body in the cabin.
Boston Blackie Radio folds an overnight boat trip to Westfield into a murder puzzle with a light touch. Blackie, Mary, and Inspector Faraday keep crossing paths over luggage, a suitcase full of buns and tear gas, a dead woman, and a steward who claims he knows who killed Mrs.
A brisk fur-theft caper with Blackie turning each trap into another reversal.
A stolen fur coat, a man wanted for Kansas murder, and a closet full of trouble give this Boston Blackie outing its snap. The best stretch is how fast the story changes direction: Blackie locks Faraday away, slips out with Janet, and keeps the case moving with dry, steady…
A brisk radio murder puzzle where a feud, an insurance policy, and one bluff carry the case.
A brisk Boston Blackie mystery turns a songwriter feud into a murder case, with Dick, Phil, Joe Hendricks, and Mary caught in the fallout. The story moves on clipped arguments, plain talk, and the pressure around partnership insurance, so the clues keep shifting instead of…
A glossy fashion-show setup turns into a quick, sly murder case with sharp banter.
Boston Blackie - Pierre The Designer opens with a fashion show and moves fast through flirtation, a fake name, a robbed safe, and a murder. The dialogue has snap.
Four McElroys narrate a wizard battle-royale tournament across elimination trials on Octave Ziggurat.
A continuous Fabula Ultima actual-play campaign following one party through the world of Perpetua.
An ensemble cast plays teen superheroes through Masks: A New Generation campaigns and guest one-shots.
A recurring cast plays full Pathfinder 2E, Shadowdark, and Pendragon campaigns session by session.
A Dungeon World actual-play campaign following three comedians battling villain Callum Blackhammer.
When the valuable Worthington pearls are stolen, Boston Blackie finds himself framed after the thief plants them in his raincoat.
A masked gunman interrupts a horse race betting scene to rob the group, threatening violence if anyone follows him.
Boston Blackie confronts Rice about framing his friend Shorty for Ashley's murder with planted evidence, leading to a tense negotiation involving an art painting.
Two train crew members discuss transporting a large gold shipment under heavy guard, expressing concern about a dangerous curve and grade crossing ahead.
Mary Wesley visits a watch repair shop and discusses her connection to Boston Blackie, while Walter mentions a rare clock with a poison needle, hinting at a murder mystery.
This segment covers multiple news stories including a deadly fire investigation, another fire involving an elderly man, a murder case, and a detailed weather forecast for Central New York.
Sam Fisher struggles with amnesia and obsesses over his unknown past, revealing he woke up in Kansas City ten years ago with no memory of his identity or history.
Inspector Faraday and his team successfully arrest the sleeping killers Murdock and Dawson in a late-night operation.
Mary Wesley visits a watch repair shop and discusses her connection to Boston Blackie, while Walter reveals a dangerous clock with a poison needle.
A dog show award ceremony leads to a tense conversation where Mrs.
A fashion show scene transitions into a mysterious office encounter involving a safe and missing papers.
Blackie and a companion discuss cabin arrangements and luggage on a sea trip, revealing a suitcase containing tear gas.
This segment introduces a plot where Boston Blackie is on a train with George Stevens and Helen Carew, setting up a potential adventure involving the valuable Star of the Nile emerald.
A man named Harry confronts his wife with a pistol, revealing a premeditated plan to kill her for financial gain while establishing an alibi.
Boston Blackie and Mary watch Inspector Faraday on television during a Civic Forum broadcast, marveling at the technology that allows them to observe events from afar.
An ex-soldier urgently seeks an apartment from a rental office, agrees to pay a $300 deposit for a four-room unit based on blueprints, but the agents reveal it's a scam after he leaves.
Boston Blackie visits Joe Garland to collect a gambling debt from Charlie Kingston, but the situation turns tense when a shot is heard from the next room, suggesting a possible murder.
A couple returns from a movie to find their apartment door locked and discover a suspiciously closed dining room door, leading to a confrontation where one accuses the other of hiding a dead body.
A diver discovers a large amount of gold in a sunken ship's hold while communicating with Larry about air supply and safety.
A construction worker discovers a dead body with a bullet hole on a high-rise building site, suggesting a murder mystery.
A film supervisor hires Boston Blackie to provide technical advice on safe-cracking scenes for a movie production.
Boston Blackie confronts Inspector Faraday at police headquarters during a darts game to inform him about the death of Sam Bellows, sparking tension and a potential investigation.
A man named Martin asks Boston Blackie for a loan of ten grand, but it turns out to be a setup for voice actor Tom Jenkins to imitate Blackie's voice.
A bank's new president demands immediate repayment of a large loan, threatening foreclosure on a business.
Inspector Faraday announces he has recovered stolen diamonds and arrested Boston Blackie for the theft, claiming to have finally outsmarted him.
A judge reluctantly acquits Jerry Williams of murder due to insufficient evidence despite believing he is guilty and intimidating witnesses.
Two burglars break into a building to steal diamonds from a safe, following a planned schedule while staying quiet and alert.
Joe arranges a secret flight for Lenny Powell to Blanchville for $5,000, revealing Powell is carrying $25,000 in cash.
A tense conversation where Larry Brown is hiding from an unknown threat while trying to make a phone call in a diner.
Inspector Faraday and his team execute a silent nighttime raid to arrest the sleeping criminals Murdock and Dawson.
Insurance investigator John Rodney has been searching for fugitive Jim Gary for five years, finally obtaining his photograph just as a series of arson fires plague the city.
Boston Blackie helps his friend Mary Wesley recover her stolen 1942 Buick convertible, uncovering a stolen car ring that switches engines from wrecked vehicles.
Boston Blackie investigates a murder aboard the freighter Swan, where a passenger was killed after overhearing a mutiny plot.
Detective Boston Blackie investigates the murder of songwriter Dick Alton in a music publishing office, where a dying musical clue points to the killer.
Boston Blackie investigates the murder of songwriter Dick Alton, found shot in a music publisher's office.
Boston Blackie and Mary Wesley board a night boat to Westfield, only to discover the body of a wealthy widow in their cabin.
Boston Blackie investigates the apparent suicide of textile businessman Ralph Burton after creditor Charlie Kingston feels responsible.
Boston Blackie attends a fashion show where designer Pierre privately asks to speak with him.
Boston Blackie and his companion Mary investigate a double murder at a carnival, where a sword swallower and an electrician have been killed.
Boston Blackie is hired by elderly socialite Alice Vanderveer to steal her ugly but valuable diamond tiara from her safe, so it can be sold for charity.
A detective investigates the murder of a baseball player named Jones, who was killed near the scoreboard.
Joe Harvey pays Doc Weaver $5,000 to replace his face after stealing $50,000 from his firm's safe, but police immediately arrest him as wanted cop killer Donald Tate.
Boston Blackie gets manipulated by Janet Corning into helping her and her criminal partner Harry Barlow steal expensive fur coats.
When a valuable first edition disappears from a library's rare book vault after the attendant is drugged, detective Boston Blackie investigates a web of deception involving a rare book dealer, his assistant, and a mysterious buyer.
Boston Blackie investigates a murder aboard the freighter Swan after being asked to meet a cabin boy for a friend.
Boston Blackie investigates a diamond smuggling ring after a smuggler is poisoned during a deal with his friend Charlie Kingston.
Boston Blackie is framed for the theft of the Worthington pearls by Inspector Faraday, but the real thief, Duke Butcher, is murdered in Blackie's apartment.
During a dinner party at the Masters mansion, the hostess is murdered and her famous diamond stolen.
Boston Blackie investigates when a maid flees the Worthington mansion, claiming she saw a ghost.