In his 1928 novel The Dain Curse, Dashiell Hammett spins out a set of three overlapping mysteries -- all involving high body counts and the alleged family curse that lends the book its title.

Lovers, cops, criminals, and the Op himself are all guilty of one thing or another. The Dain Curse was also first serialized in the Black Mask before being published in book form, and stars the ...

who believes she has been stricken with the ancient curse of the Dain family. The curse has historically caused its victims to die prematurely.

The best secrets are the hardest to find.

In “The Dean Curse,” the DI scoffs at Dashiell Hammett’s novel “The Dain Curse,” but soon finds himself in a confusing tangle of his own. In “Trip Trap,” Rebus uses an incorrect ...

In addition to three Emmy nominations for his work, Lenski collected a 1979 Edgar Allan Poe Award for his miniseries “The Dain Curse,” a Christopher Award and a Cowboy Hall of Fame Award.

Robert W. Lenski, a three-time Emmy-nominated scribe, died June 19 of cancer at his Los Angeles home. He was 76. Lenski’s series television work included scripts for “Mannix,” “Barnaby ...

Loretto-Hilton Repertory in St Louis and the Washington Theater Club in D.C. Following a lead in the TV miniseries “The Dain Curse,” he moved to Los Angeles and appeared in primetime shows ...

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