Project Gutenberg 2015-03-12 Public domain in the USA. 85 Johnson, Owen 1878 1952 Johnson, Owen McMahon Wenzell, A. B. (Albert Beck) 1864 1917 Wenzell, Albert B. (Albert Beck) Wenzel, A. B. (Albert Beck) The Sixty-First Second Produced by Al Haines "The Sixty-First Second" by Owen Johnson is a novel written in the early 20th century. Set against the backdrop of a looming financial panic, the story revolves around the lives of two opposing trust company presidents, John G. Slade and Bernard L. Majendie, each embroiled in a high-stakes drama of ambition, power, and intrigue. The initial chapters introduce a tense atmosphere where the characters navigate through personal struggles and financial peril, hinting at deeper dynamics between them and linking their fates in unexpected ways. At the start of the novel, the scene is set in a New York apartment where Mrs. Rita Kildair hosts a gathering that transforms into a mysterious drama when her valuable ruby ring goes missing. A tense atmosphere unfolds as the guests are drawn into the intrigue surrounding the theft, leading to a gripping ultimatum: the lights are extinguished, and the culprit is urged to return the ring within a count of one hundred seconds. The tensions rise dramatically when the ring is not returned by the end of the count, resulting in an unsettling revelation that there may be more than one thief among them. This opening sets the groundwork for a complex exploration of trust, betrayal, and the complexities of human behavior amidst crisis, keeping readers intrigued by the unfolding drama and the secrets of each character. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Detective and mystery stories New York (N.Y.) -- Social life and customs -- 20th century -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Crime/Mystery Browsing: Fiction 686146 686101 2024-09-15T14:38:38.389301 2023-09-16T07:58:27.091192 text/html text/html 689066 2016-05-06T09:11:24 text/html; charset=utf-8 688655 2016-05-06T09:11:24 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 719325 2024-09-15T14:39:02.609675 application/epub+zip 1053603 2024-09-15T14:38:59.790630 application/pdf 642069 2024-09-15T14:38:44.432252 application/pdf 735276 2024-09-15T14:38:48.339213 application/epub+zip 312751 2024-09-15T14:38:41.091253 application/epub+zip 903372 2024-09-15T14:39:08.648668 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 859398 2024-09-15T14:38:56.544681 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 439177 2022-09-17T05:11:20.359683 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 552474 2024-09-15T14:38:37.487271 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 553284 2016-05-06T09:11:16 text/plain; charset=utf-8 206424 2016-05-06T09:11:16 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 549087 2016-05-06T09:11:20 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 205871 2016-05-06T09:11:20 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 549085 2016-05-06T09:11:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 205741 2016-05-06T09:11:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 26897 2024-09-15T14:39:08.811632 application/rdf+xml 537270 2024-09-15T14:38:35.522261 2023-09-16T07:58:26.314207 text/x-rst text/x-rst 537270 2016-05-06T09:11:14 text/x-rst 668269 2016-05-06T09:11:14 text/x-rst application/zip 9553 2024-09-15T14:38:45.577213 image/jpeg 1502 2024-09-15T14:38:45.028266 image/jpeg 688707 2024-09-15T14:38:38.458261 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia