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The Dain Curse
Cover of the first edition
AuthorDashiell Hammett
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
GenreMystery, crime
Published1929 (Alfred A. Knopf)
Media typePrint (hardcover)
Preceded byRed Harvest 
Followed byThe Maltese Falcon 

The Dain Curse is a novel by American writer Dashiell Hammett, published in 1929. Before its publication in book form, it was serialized in Black Mask magazine in 1928 and 1929.[1]

  1. ^ Phillips, Gene D. (2011). Out of the Shadows: Expanding the Canon of Classic Film Noir, p. 227. Scarecrow Press.

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