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The Dain Curse is a novel by American writer Dashiell Hammett, published in 1929. Before its publication in book form, it was serialized in Black Mask magazine in 1928 and 1929.
The Dain Curse (1929) was Hammett’s second Continental Op novel following Red Harvest (also 1929). The Dain Curse was originally published in serial format in the Black Mask Magazine in 1928 and 1929 actually in four parts, although the novel form is divided into three parts, the Dains, the Temple, and Quesada.
Sep 12, 2008 · The Continental Op runs up against a family of occultists while trying to solve a diamond heist. This is the classic Dashiell Hammett detective walking into a Weird Tales story of cults, magic, drugs and human sacrifice.
A 1920s private eye is on the case of a deadly family curse. Based on the Dashiell Hammett novel.
Jun 26, 2012 · While investigating a diamond theft from the Leggett family, the Continental Op stumbles on a bizarre yet deadly family curse. Causing sudden and violent death, the Dain curse is said to affect...
Hard-boiled private dick Hamilton Nash is hired to investigate a case of stolen diamonds, which leads him to a lovely and odd young woman named Gabrielle, who believes she has been stricken with the ancient curse of the Dain family. The curse has historically caused its victims to die prematurely.
Hard-boiled private eye Hamilton Nash is hired to investigate a case of stolen diamonds, which leads him to a lovely and odd young woman named Gabrielle, who believes she has been stricken with the ancient curse of the Dain family, a curse that causes its victims to die prematurely.
