{"product_id":"2026200008058-secondhand-the-dain-curse","title":"The Dain Curse","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good to fair. Paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA cornerstone of American hard-boiled detective fiction, The Dain Curse is Dashiell Hammett's second novel, originally serialised in Black Mask magazine in 1928. The story follows the Continental Op, Hammett's unnamed private investigator, as he unravels a web of murder, drug addiction, and a seemingly supernatural family curse plaguing the ill-fated Dain family. Hammett constructs a darkly atmospheric and relentlessly cynical thriller set against the fog-drenched landscapes of San Francisco, where nothing is as it seems and danger lurks behind every closed door. Written with Hammett's trademark terse, unsentimental prose, the novel chronicles three interconnected episodes that build into a gripping and morally complex portrait of crime and obsession. A must-read for fans of Raymond Chandler and classic noir, this work cemented Hammett's reputation as the father of the hard-boiled detective genre.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48956187279579,"sku":"2026200008058-SECONDHAND","price":10.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/4277fa72-bd67-429c-a198-435a53514d45.png?v=1783498875","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200008058-secondhand-the-dain-curse","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}