Two of his novels along with four short stories that are connected and could have been a further novel.
Hammett is the original hard boiled detective writer. Chandler may have had better plots but wasn't as consistent and certainly his dialogue was as sharp, and anyway states that he owes Hammett and acknowledges him as the master.
Hammett, the first and the best. You can re-read him as much as you like and it doesn't get old.
If you like crime you read these stories and most other stuff you read pales.
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