
"THE RAT RACE"
CHAPTER 1
CHAPTER 2
CHAPTER 3
CHAPTER 4
CHAPTER 5
CHAPTER 6
CHAPTER 7
CHAPTER 8
CHAPTER 9
An experienced Navy officer awakens on a Manhattan street, only to discover that his mind now inhabits the body of a reckless Wall Street broker. Fresh from a secret atomic mission that obliterated a carrier, he struggles to explain his impossible knowledge while trying to keep up with the broker’s chaotic personal life—an overbearing wife, a striking mistress, and a demanding secretary.
With every step he takes, the former commander is drawn deeper into a web of wartime espionage and political maneuvering in Washington, where his insider information about the new bomb could change the course of the conflict. The novel mixes noir‑ish humor with a biting look at postwar America, as he juggles loyalty, desire, and the absurdity of living two very different lives.
Language
en
Duration
~7 hours (438K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
Release date
2016-04-24
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
1897–1967
Best known as a sharp political columnist and commentator, this mid-20th-century writer mixed insider knowledge with a lively, readable style. Writing under the name Jay Franklin, he became a familiar voice in American journalism and public affairs.
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