The Dain Curse


Read by Mark Nelson

(4.4 stars; 39 reviews)

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

Mark Nelson is great


(5 stars)

Perfectly read, very enjoyable, even if it is one of the weaker Hammett novels.

Excellent


(5 stars)

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

it's alright


(4 stars)

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


(4 stars)

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

Great reader. Story is long and will challenge.


(3.5 stars)

Too complex!


(3 stars)

I could barely follow this.

The plot is beside the point.


(5 stars)

The language, the characters, the observations, the smart-aleck banter are what's important. The plot is secondary. Excellent reader!