THE RAT RACE
by JAY FRANKLIN
The Astonishing Narrative of a Man Who Was Somebody
Else ... Mixed Up With Politics and Three Luscious Women!
A COMPLETE NOVEL
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GALAXY Science Fiction Novels, selected by the editors ofGALAXY Science Fiction Magazine, are the choice of sciencefiction novels both published and original. This novelhas been slightly abridged for the sake of better pacing.
GALAXY Science Fiction Novel No. 10
Copyright 1947 by Crowell-Collier Publishing Company
Copyright 1950 by John Franklin Carter
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"THE RAT RACE"
By Jay Franklin
When an atomic explosion destroys the battleship Alaska, Lt. CommanderFrank Jacklin returns to consciousness in New York and is shocked tofind himself in the body of Winnie Tompkins, a dissolute stock-broker.Unable to explain his real identity, Jacklin attempts to fit intoTompkins' way of life. Complications develop when Jacklin getsinvolved with Tompkins' wife, his red-haired mistress and his luscioussecretary. Three too many women for Jacklin to handle.
His foreknowledge of the Alaska sinking and other top secretmatters plunges him into a mad world of intrigue and excitement inWashington—that place where anything can happen and does! Where is thereal Tompkins is a mystery explained in the smashing climax.
Completely delightful, wholly provocative, the Rat Race is a strikingnovel of the American Scene.
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