The Dain Curse

<p><b>''Not just the first of the tough school of crime-writing but the best'' THE TIMES</b><br><br>Miss Gabriel Dain Leggett is young and wealthy, with a penchant for morphine and religious cults. She also has an unfortunate effect on the people around her. They die - violently. <br><br>Is she the victim of a family curse? The short, squat, utterly unsentimental Continental Op, the best private detective around, has his doubts and finds himself confronting something infinitely more dangerous.<br><br>This is the Continental Op''s most bizarre case and a tautly crafted masterpiece of suspense.</p>