Length7h 43m
About this audiobook
The Continental Op is a short, squat, and utterly unsentimental tank of a private detective. Miss Gabrielle Dain Leggett is young, wealthy, and a devotee of morphine and religious cults. She has an unfortunate effect on the people around her: they have a habit of dying violently. Is Gabrielle the victim of a family curse? Or is the truth about her weirder and infinitely more dangerous? The Dain Curse is one of the Continental Op’s most bizarre cases and a tautly crafted masterpiece of suspense.
Audiobook details
Rating★★★★ 3.9 (11.9K)
Includes Goodreads, LibraryThing, Amazon, StoryGraph
GenreMystery and Thriller
Length7 hrs 43 mins
Narrated byRichard Ferrone
FormatAudiobook
Publish dateOct 18, 2025
LanguageEnglish
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