The Dain Curse (Warbler Classics Annotated Edition)

Dashiell Hammett's second novel, The Dain Curse (1929), is a razor-edged exploration of deceit, addiction, and the sinister allure of the supernatural. When a cache of stolen diamonds leads to a string of violent deaths, the Continental Op-Hammett's nameless, hard-bitten detective-finds himself entangled with the Dain family, a clan shadowed by rumor and tragedy. At the center is Gabrielle Dain Leggett, a fragile young woman haunted by the belief that her bloodline is cursed. From fog-choke...