# The Dain Curse — Character guide

> Key figures in The Dain Curse by Dashiell Hammett.

- [The Narrator](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_dain_curse_se/characters/narrator.md): The unnamed first-person narrator, a detective investigating the Dain curse.
- [Gabrielle Leggett](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_dain_curse_se/characters/gabrielle_leggett.md): A young woman haunted by her family's curse and drawn into a cult.
- [Owen Fitzstephan](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_dain_curse_se/characters/owen_fitzstephan.md): A writer and friend of the narrator who becomes entangled in the mystery.
- [Eric Collinson](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_dain_curse_se/characters/eric_collinson.md): Gabrielle's fiancé, whose death sets the plot in motion.
- [Minnie Hershey](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_dain_curse_se/characters/minnie_hershey.md): A loyal friend and companion to Gabrielle Leggett.
- [Madison Andrews](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_dain_curse_se/characters/madison_andrews.md): A lawyer involved in the Leggett family affairs.
- [Joseph Haldorn](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_dain_curse_se/characters/joseph_haldorn.md): A member of the Haldorn family with ties to the cult.
- [Aaronia Haldorn](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_dain_curse_se/characters/aaronia_haldorn.md): A mysterious woman connected to the Haldorn cult.
- [Mrs. Leggett](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_dain_curse_se/characters/mrs_leggett.md): Gabrielle's mother, deceased before the story begins.
- [Sheriff Feeney](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_dain_curse_se/characters/sheriff_feeney.md): The local sheriff investigating the murders.
- [Tom Fink](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_dain_curse_se/characters/tom_fink.md): A private detective working on the case.
- [Ben Rolly](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_dain_curse_se/characters/ben_rolly.md): A shady character involved in the criminal underworld.
- [Harvey Whidden](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_dain_curse_se/characters/harvey_whidden.md): A sailor with knowledge of the Dain family secrets.
- [Mrs. Collinson](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_dain_curse_se/characters/mrs_collinson.md): Eric Collinson's mother, who remarries into the Carter family.
- [Dick Cotton](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_dain_curse_se/characters/dick_cotton.md): A police officer involved in the investigation.
- [Doctor Riese](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_dain_curse_se/characters/doctor_riese.md): A psychiatrist treating Gabrielle Leggett.
- [Edgar Leggett](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_dain_curse_se/characters/edgar_leggett.md): Gabrielle's father, a man with a mysterious past.
- [Ruppert Upton](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_dain_curse_se/characters/ruppert_upton.md): A criminal associate involved in the diamond theft.
- [Maurice de Mayenne](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_dain_curse_se/characters/maurice_de_mayenne.md): A Frenchman with a connection to the Leggett family.
- [Mrs. Begg](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_dain_curse_se/characters/mrs_begg.md): A housekeeper for the Leggett household.
- [Rhino Tingley](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_dain_curse_se/characters/rhino_tingley.md): A thug working for the criminal element.
- [Alice Dain](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_dain_curse_se/characters/alice_dain.md): A deceased member of the Dain family, central to the curse.
- [O'Gar](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_dain_curse_se/characters/ogar.md): A police detective assisting with the case.
- [Halstead](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_dain_curse_se/characters/halstead.md): A police officer involved in the investigation.
- [Mr. Vernon](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_dain_curse_se/characters/mr_vernon.md): The district attorney prosecuting the case.
- [Eric Carter](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_dain_curse_se/characters/eric_carter.md): Mrs. Collinson's son from her second marriage.
- [Quesada](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_dain_curse_se/characters/quesada.md): A location name used as a chapter title, not a character.
- [Mr. Leggett](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_dain_curse_se/characters/mr_leggett.md): A minor reference to a Leggett family member.

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