The Dain Curse, Dashiell Hammett
The Dain Curse, Dashiell Hammett
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The Dain Curse

Author: Dashiell Hammett

Narrator: Oliver Thompson

Unabridged: 6 hr 52 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/23/2025

Synopsis

Step into the dark and gritty world of The Dain Curse, a gripping mystery novel by Dashiell Hammett. This thrilling audiobook takes listeners on a suspense-filled journey through murder, betrayal, and deception in early 20th-century San Francisco.When a wealthy and mysterious woman, Valeria Dain, turns to private detective Sam Spade for help, he quickly finds himself entangled in a web of secrets and danger. As Spade delves into the bizarre circumstances surrounding the Dain family, he uncovers hidden motives, strange cults, and an insidious curse that threatens everyone involved.With masterful storytelling and vivid narration, this audiobook immerses listeners in Hammett’s distinctive noir style. Perfect for fans of classic detective fiction, The Dain Curse delivers sharp twists, dark humor, and a complex, compelling mystery.Start listening to The Dain Curse today and uncover the sinister secrets hidden within!

About Dashiell Hammett

Dashiell Hammett (1894–1961) was an American author of hard-boiled detective novels and short stories. He is widely regarded as one of the finest mystery writers of all time. In addition to The Maltese Falcon, his pioneering novels include Red Harvest, The Dain Curse, The Glass Key, and the #1 New York Times bestseller The Thin Man.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Glenn on March 29, 2021

The Dain Curse by Dashiell Hammett, father of the modern crime novel, is not only an action-packed tale of misdeeds and murder, but a study of 1920s American culture and society. Within the novel’s pages, here is a sampling of what a reader will encounter: First-Person Hard Boiled Narrator The unnamed......more

Goodreads review by Jack on December 03, 2020

Here's a better look at the 1966 Penguin mass-market paperback I have. Sets a totally different tone compared to other editions I've seen.......more

Goodreads review by Dave on May 15, 2020

“You’re her daughter,” she cried, “and you’re cursed with the same black soul and rotten blood that she and I and all the Dains have had; and you’re cursed with your mother’s blood on your hands in babyhood; and with your twisted mind and the need for drugs that are my gifts to you; and your life wi......more

Goodreads review by Jamie on April 15, 2020

Hammett is all business when it comes to his Continental Ops stories, The Dain Curse included, which started out as several separately published stories in the crime pulps. The gruff, short, overweight, middle aged detective remains nameless, his background and personal life a mystery. He gets to wo......more

Goodreads review by Kemper on September 13, 2019

The Continental Op is brought in after some diamonds go missing, but instead of solving a simple case of theft he ends up embroiled in the on-going troubles of a disturbed young woman who believes herself to be the victim of a family curse. This certainly isn’t the best Hammett you can read, but it’s......more

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