The Dain Curse

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 (7 hr 9 min)

Chapters

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

Reviews

Excellent

(5 stars)

Frank Bowden

This might not be Hammett's best but what a story. So many twists and turns. Excellent Reader!

it's alright

(4 stars)

A LibriVox Listener

The story is okay. Mark Nelson, as always, excelled as a narrator.

(4 stars)

Kath

Good reader! Interesting all the way but a bit complicated to follow

Too complex!

(3 stars)

Paul Busman

I could barely follow this.

The plot is beside the point.