The Dain Curse
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| Author | Dashiell Hammett |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Mystery, Crime, Novel |
| Publisher | Grosset & Dunlap (first edition) |
| Released | 1929 |
| Media Type | Print (Hardcover & Paperback) |
| Followed by | Red Harvest |
The Dain Curse is a novel written by Dashiell Hammett and published in 1929.
[edit] Plot summary
The detective (known only as) The Continental Op investigates a diamond heist that looks like an inside job, He is told of a supposed curse on the Dain family, said to inflict sudden and violent deaths upon those in their vicinity. Young Gabrielle Leggett-Dain, equally involved in a mysterious cult and a morphine addiction, soon turns up missing, making her the most likely culprit. But her father has some skeletons in the closet, and nothing is what it seems in this strange, occultish family. The detective untangles a web of robberies, spells, and human sacrifices on his way to a solution to the puzzle..
[edit] Characters in "The Dain Curse"
- The Continental Op – Private Detective (called in the miniseries "Hamilton Nash")
- Gabrielle Leggett-Dain
- Edgar Leggett-Dain – Gabrielle's father
- Owen Fitzstephan
[edit] Film, TV or theatrical adaptations
The novel was adapted into a TV miniseries in 1978 by director E.W. Swackhamer starring James Coburn, Hector Elizondo
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