Jeffrey Blackburn

Jeffrey Blackburn was a fictional private investigator who was the hero of a series of stories by Australian writer Max Afford.

Afford used him as the hero of various novels as well as the radio series Danger Unlimited.

According to one writer "His Jeffrey Blackburn features were probably the most popular of their type to originate in Australia; they were usually fast moving, suspenseful, intricately but clearly worked out and invariably well written."[1]

Novels

Blood on His Hands! (1936)
Death's Mannikins aka Doll's of Death (1937)[2]
The Dead are Blind (1937)
Owl of Darkness aka Fly by Night (1942)
The Sheep and the Wolves (1942)

Short Stories

"The Vanishing Trick"
"Poison Can Be Puzzling" (1944)

Radio Series

Fly By Night (1936)
The Mysterious Mr. Lynch (1939)[3] - repeated in 1946
Grey Face (1940) - repeated in 1950
It Walks by Night (1941)[4]
Danger Unlimited
Double Deamon (1951)[5]

Radio Plays

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References

"RADIO FILM". Advocate. Vol. LXXXVII, no. 5183. Victoria, Australia. 25 November 1954. p. 18. Retrieved 26 August 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
"ABOUT OUR AUTHORS". Wellington Times. No. 4438. New South Wales, Australia. 18 February 1937. p. 9. Retrieved 26 August 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
"OVER THE AIR". Daily Examiner. Vol. 30, no. 7056. New South Wales, Australia. 9 October 1939. p. 2. Retrieved 26 August 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
"G-r-r-. A Thriller". Sunday Mail. No. 560. Queensland, Australia. 12 January 1941. p. 13. Retrieved 26 August 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
"Latest Max Afford Thriller on AR". The Age. No. 29, 957. Victoria, Australia. 4 May 1951. p. 1 (THE AGE RADIO SUPPLEMENT). Retrieved 26 August 2023 – via National Library of Australia.

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[1] "RADIO FILM". Advocate. Vol. LXXXVII, no. 5183. Victoria, Australia. 25 November 1954. p. 18. Retrieved 26 August 2023 – via National Library of Australia.

[2] "ABOUT OUR AUTHORS". Wellington Times. No. 4438. New South Wales, Australia. 18 February 1937. p. 9. Retrieved 26 August 2023 – via National Library of Australia.

[3] "OVER THE AIR". Daily Examiner. Vol. 30, no. 7056. New South Wales, Australia. 9 October 1939. p. 2. Retrieved 26 August 2023 – via National Library of Australia.

[4] "G-r-r-. A Thriller". Sunday Mail. No. 560. Queensland, Australia. 12 January 1941. p. 13. Retrieved 26 August 2023 – via National Library of Australia.

[5] "Latest Max Afford Thriller on AR". The Age. No. 29, 957. Victoria, Australia. 4 May 1951. p. 1 (THE AGE RADIO SUPPLEMENT). Retrieved 26 August 2023 – via National Library of Australia.