The Dain Curse

Dashiell Hammett (1894 - 1961)

A supposed family curse. Stolen diamonds. Drugs and a religious cult. The Continental Op has his hands full while again the bodies pile up and the truth is buried beneath a mountain of lies. The Dain Curse is the second Dashiell Hammett novel featuring his iconic hard-boiled private detective, the Continental Op. - Summary by The Narrator

Genre(s): Detective Fiction

Language: English

Keyword(s): dashiell hammett (3), continental op (3), noir crime (1)

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 01 Chapter 1: Eight Diamonds Mark Nelson
00:13:36
Play 02 Chapter 2: Long-nose Mark Nelson
00:12:57
Play 03 Chapter 3: Something Black Mark Nelson
00:22:38
Play 04 Chapter 4: The Vague Harpers Mark Nelson
00:09:35
Play 05 Chapter 5: Gabrielle Mark Nelson
00:25:53
Play 06 Chapter 6: The Man from Devil's Island Mark Nelson
00:11:37
Play 07 Chapter 7: The Curse Mark Nelson
00:20:01
Play 08 Chapter 8: But and If Mark Nelson
00:08:17
Play 09 Chapter 9: Tad's Blind Man Mark Nelson
00:17:58
Play 10 Chapter 10: Dead Flowers Mark Nelson
00:22:27
Play 11 Chapter 11: God Mark Nelson
00:22:09
Play 12 Chapter 12: The Unholy Grail Mark Nelson
00:22:49
Play 13 Chapter 13: The Cliff Road Mark Nelson
00:19:28
Play 14 Chapter 14: The Crumpled Chrysler Mark Nelson
00:17:51
Play 15 Chapter 15: I've Killed Him Mark Nelson
00:18:10
Play 16 Chapter 16: The Night Hunt Mark Nelson
00:20:47
Play 17 Chapter 17: Below Dull Point Mark Nelson
00:16:24
Play 18 Chapter 18: The Pineapple Mark Nelson
00:14:24
Play 19 Chapter 19: The Degenerate Mark Nelson
00:23:00
Play 20 Chapter 20: The House in the Cove Mark Nelson
00:23:49
Play 21 Chapter 21: Aaronia Haldorn Mark Nelson
00:21:33
Play 22 Chapter 22: Confessional Mark Nelson
00:24:32
Play 23 Chapter 23: The Circus Mark Nelson
00:19:26