The Definite Object
The Definite Object is a 1917 crime romance novel by the British writer Jeffery Farnol. It was published in London by Sampson Low and in Boston by Little, Brown. A popular success in the United States, it was included on the Publisher Weekly's list of ten bestselling novels that year. Set in New York City, it features a millionaire bored with his life who pretends to be a lowlife and falls in with a gang of criminals.