The Wire Devils
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
The Wire Devils
By (Author) Frank L. Packard
University of Minnesota Press
University of Minnesota Press
1st April 2013
United States
Classifications
General
Fiction
Historical fiction
Trains and railways: general interest
813.52
Physical Properties
Paperback
336
Width 127mm, Height 191mm, Spine 38mm
Description
Best known for his Jimmie Dale series of books, which have sold more than 3 million copies worldwide, Frank L. Packard first published The Wire Devils in 1918. A "wire thriller" that uses the booming railroads and telegraph lines of the old West as its backdrop for fast-paced adventure, The Wire Devils follows a criminal gang of the same name who hijack a railroad's telegraph lines to glean information about profitable shipments. But foiling them again and again is the Hawk, the outlaw hero who robs from the robbers and is ultimately on the side of law and order.
Reviews
"Ingenious . . . Contains twists and exciting moments in sufficient number to make it an agreeable companion with which to pass a couple of idle evenings."New York Times
Author Bio
Frank L. Packard (18771942) was a widely published Canadian writer of crime fiction. He was the author of nearly thirty books published from 1914 to 1938. Robert MacDougall is associate professor of history at the University of Western Ontario.
