{"product_id":"the-dain-curse-warbler-classics-annotated-edition-paperback","title":"The Dain Curse (Warbler Classics Annotated Edition) - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDashiell Hammett\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDashiell Hammett's second novel, \u003cem\u003eThe Dain Curse\u003c\/em\u003e (1929), is a razor-edged exploration of deceit, addiction, and the sinister allure of the supernatural. When a cache of stolen diamonds leads to a string of violent deaths, the Continental Op-Hammett's nameless, hard-bitten detective-finds himself entangled with the Dain family, a clan shadowed by rumor and tragedy. At the center is Gabrielle Dain Leggett, a fragile young woman haunted by the belief that her bloodline is cursed. From fog-choked city streets to the isolated coastal refuge of a sinister religious cult, the Op fights his way through frame-ups, inside jobs, and a bloodline rotted by greed. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHammett blends classic detection with psychological unease in a tale that exposes the thin line between guilt and madness. Beneath its twisting plot lies a bleak moral terrain-one that helped forge the gritty realism of modern crime fiction. Taut, sardonic, and unsentimental, \u003cem\u003eThe Dain Curse\u003c\/em\u003e shows Hammett at his most daring: transforming the detective story into an instrument of American literary modernism. This Warbler Classics edition includes an extensive biographical timeline.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 238\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.54 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 01, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48381337862393,"sku":"9798902670117","price":15.07,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/JfnCdzGzOC9798902670117.webp?v=1778349436","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-dain-curse-warbler-classics-annotated-edition-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}