The Dain Curse
2.3
(3 ratings)200 pages1978VintageISBN 9780394726243
Private investigatorsFiction in EnglishFictionContinental Op (Fictitious character)Fiction, mystery & detective, hard-boiledContinental op (fictitious character), fictionPrivate investigators, fictionGeneralAmerican Detective and mystery storiesFiction, mystery & detective, generalFiction, thrillers, general
About this book
The Continental Op is a short, squat, and utterly unsentimental tank of a private detective. Miss Gabrielle Dain Leggett is young, wealthy, and a devotee of morphine and religious cults. She has an unfortunate effect on the people around her: they have a habit of dying violently. Is Gabrielle the victim of a family curse? Or is the truth about her weirder and infinitely more dangerous? The Dain Curse is one of the Continental Op's most bizarre cases, and a tautly crafted masterpiece of suspense.
Publication Details
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Published
- 1978
- Pages
- 200
- ISBN
- 9780394726243
About Unknown Author
American writer of hard-boiled detective novels and short stories. Among the characters he created are Sam Spade (The Maltese Falcon), Nick and Nora Charles (The Thin Man), The Continental Op (Red Harvest and The Dain Curse) and the comic strip character Secret Agent X-9.
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