Ghost Hero A Bill Smith/Lydia Chin Novel (Bill Smith/Lydia Chin Novels) by S. J. Rozan Paperback, 336 Pages, Published 2012 by Minotaur Books Bargain Price ISBN-13: 978-1-250-00693-6, ISBN: 1-250-00693-7
"After a dry spell and verging on desperate for work, Chinese- American P.I. Lydia Chin agrees to take a case different from her usual fare. A man calling himself Jeff Dunbar hires her to track down a rumor about a very unusual Chinese painter. Contemporary Chinese painting is blazing hot in the art world and no one is hotter than Chau Chun – Ghost Hero Chau. A brilliant and widely-recognized artist, known for mixing classical forms and ..."
The Art of Violence A Lydia Chin/Bill Smith Novel (Lydia Chin/Bill Smith Mysteries) by S. J. Rozan Hardcover, 352 Pages, Published 2020 by Pegasus Crime ISBN-13: 978-1-64313-531-1, ISBN: 1-64313-531-7
"In the latest mystery from S. J. Rozan, Bill Smith and Lydia Chin must track down a serial killer stalking women in New York's contemporary art scene.Former client Sam Tabor, just out of Greenhaven after a five-year homicide stint, comes to Bill Smith with a strange request. A colossally talented painter whose parole was orchestrated by art world movers and shakers, Sam's convinced that since he's been out he's killed two women. He does ..."
In this Rain(1st Edition) by S.J. Rozan Hardcover, 400 Pages, Published 2006 by Delacorte Press ISBN-13: 978-0-385-33804-2, ISBN: 0-385-33804-X
"Three years ago, a child’s death blew open a vortex of corruption inside Manhattan’s lucrative construction industry. And it sent one innocent man to jail. Joe Cole is a former city investigator who now lives a broken life, cut off from his wife and daughter, and from the city he once knew so well. But for Joe, everything changes when a woman’s murder and a teenager’s rooftop freefall rip open old wounds—and reveal a shocking layer of r ..."
On the Line(1st Edition) A Bill Smith/Lydia Chin Novel (Bill Smith/Lydia Chin Novels) by S. J. Rozan Hardcover, 320 Pages, Published 2010 by Minotaur Books ISBN-13: 978-0-312-54449-2, ISBN: 0-312-54449-9
"P.I. Bill Smith is sent on a high stakes chase when an electronically modified voice on his cell phone informs him that Lydia Chin, his occasional partner, has been kidnapped. Now if Bill wants to keep Lydia alive, heâll have to play an elaborate game of the kidnapperâs devising. The first move sends him to an abandoned building where Bill finds the corpse of a small Chinese woman dressed like Lydia and the building being rapidly su ..."
Winter and Night(1st Edition) A Bill Smith/Lydia Chin Novel (Bill Smith/Lydia Chin Novels) by S. J. Rozan Paperback, 400 Pages, Published 2003 by Minotaur Books ISBN-13: 978-0-312-98668-1, ISBN: 0-312-98668-8
"Penzler Pick, January 2002: S.J. Rozan is an author whose reputation and prowess have been growing in tandem. A strong writer in the "newcomers to watch" category back when she published China Trade, her first novel featuring New York sleuths Bill Smith and Lydia Chin, she is now a real player on the scene, poised for bestsellerdom. The story she tells here takes us out of the gritty five boroughs and onto the New Jersey Turnpik ..."
Reflecting the Sky(1st Edition) A Bill Smith/Lydia Chin Novel (Bill Smith/Lydia Chin Novels) by S. J. Rozan Paperback, 384 Pages, Published 2002 by Minotaur Books ISBN-13: 978-0-312-98134-1, ISBN: 0-312-98134-1
"S.J. Rozan's reputation grows with every new installment in her lively series starring the redoubtable Lydia Chin, a twentysomething New York PI and her partner Bill Smith. Here Lydia's venerable family friend Grandfather Gao dispatches the twosome to Hong Kong to deliver a jade amulet to the grandson of Wei Yao-Shi, whose American family knew nothing of the son and heir he left in Asia. A simple assignment quickly turns into a kidn ..."
Reflecting the Sky(1st Edition) by S. J. Rozan Hardcover, 304 Pages, Published 2001 by Thomas Dunne Books ISBN-13: 978-0-312-24427-9, ISBN: 0-312-24427-4
"Lydia Chin, a Chinese-American private investigator in her late twenties, is hired by Grandfather Gao, one of the most respected figures in New York City's Chinatown, for what appears to be a simple task. Lydia, along with her professional partner Bill Smith, is to fly to Hong Kong to deliver a family heirloom to the young grandson of a recently deceased colleague of Grandfather Gao. They arrive in Hong Kong safely but before they can d ..."
Stone Quarry(1st Edition) A Bill Smith/Lydia Chin Novel (Bill Smith/Lydia Chin Novels) by S. J. Rozan Paperback, 336 Pages, Published 2001 by Minotaur Books Mobipocket_Ebook ISBN-13: 978-0-312-97703-0, ISBN: 0-312-97703-4
"It's Bill Smith's turn to take center stage in this sixth entry in S.J. Rozan's memorable Lydia Chin/Bill Smith series of mysteries, and the tough and taciturn private eye really comes into his own. Smith has cloistered himself in his remote cabin in upstate New York, where he escapes from his private devils by fishing, hunting, and practicing Mozart and Bach on his piano, when he is sucked into two local crime cases. The first involves ..."
No Colder Place(Reprint) A Bill Smith/Lydia Chin Novel (Bill Smith/Lydia Chin Novels) by S. J. Rozan Paperback, 304 Pages, Published 1998 by St. Martin's Paperbacks ISBN-13: 978-0-312-96664-5, ISBN: 0-312-96664-4
"Language:Chinese.Paperback. Pub Date: October 1998 Pages: 288 Publisher: Saint Martins Press Bill Smith is going undercover again AS a FAVOR to an old friend who wants him to investigate Thievery on the 40-story Manhattan site of Crowell Construction's latest Project His icklaying is a little rusty. but passable as he checks out the foreman who's under suspicion. A crane operator has disappeared - along with some heavy machinery. But wh ..."
Mandarin Plaid(Reprint) A Bill Smith/Lydia Chin Novel (Lydia Chin, Bill Smith Mystery) by S. J. Rozan Paperback, 288 Pages, Published 1997 by St. Martin's Paperbacks ISBN-13: 978-0-312-96283-8, ISBN: 0-312-96283-5
"It's a long way from the cramped, dreary sweatshops where Lydia Chin's mother once sewed for the heady world of fashion. But in New York City, worlds collide. And a petite, Chinese-American P.I. can still rub shoulders with the rich, the poor, the beautiful, and the depraved. Elegant, porcelain-skinned Genna Jing is sure her latest designs are worth a fortune. That's why she is willing to pay the fifty grand being demanded by the person ..."
Concourse(1st Edition) A Bill Smith-Lydia Chin Mystery (Lydia Chin, Bill Smith Mystery) by S. J. Rozan, Matt Braun Paperback, 291 Pages, Published 1996 by St. Martin's Paperbacks ISBN-13: 978-0-312-95944-9, ISBN: 0-312-95944-3
"Paperback. Pub Date: 1996 09 Pages: 291 Publisher: St Martins Press It flows through the ONX like a river between Banks of Faded elegance and at the end of the avenue called the Grand Concourse is the place people go to die. the onx Home for the Aged. The only trouble is the people dying there are going before their time.Bill Smith has been hired by an old friend to investigate the utal killing of a young security guard on the onx Home ..."
Ghost Hero(1st Edition) A Lydia Chin/Bill Smith Novel (Bill Smith/Lydia Chin Novels) by S. J. Rozan Hardcover, 336 Pages, Published 2011 by Minotaur Books ISBN-13: 978-0-312-54450-8, ISBN: 0-312-54450-2
""Rozan again proves that the private detective novel thrives in the 21st century." -- Oline Cogdill, The Sun-Sentinel on On the LineAmerican-Born Chinese PI Lydia Chin is called in on what appears to be a simple case. Jeff Dunbar, art world insider, wants her to track down a rumor. Contemporary Chinese painting is sizzling hot on the art scene and no one is hotter than Chau Chun, known as the Ghost Hero. A talented and celebrated ink ..."
Paper Son by S.J. Rozan Paperback, 346 Pages, Published 2020 by Worldwide ISBN-13: 978-1-335-29987-1, ISBN: 1-335-29987-4
Bad Blood (Bill Smith / Lydia Chin) by S. J. Rozan Paperback, 368 Pages, Published 2013 by Ebury Press International Edition ISBN-13: 978-0-09-193633-4, ISBN: 0-09-193633-0
"Most people believe Jimmy Antonelli is bad to the bone. New York detective - and an old friend of the family - Bill Smith is one of the few people who has ever been willing to give Jimmy a second chance. Given his own brushes with the law, Bill has an unsurprising sympathy for the youngest Antonelli brother. But this time Jimmy has gone too far. There's a corpse of a local gangster in the cellar of Antonelli's bar and Jimmy has disappea ..."
Blood Rites (Bill Smith/Lydia Chin) by S. J. Rozan Paperback, 384 Pages, Published 2012 by Ebury International Edition ISBN-13: 978-0-09-193634-1, ISBN: 0-09-193634-9
"Lydia Chin and Bill Smith have been hired by one of the most respected figures in New York City's Chinatown, for what appears to be a simple task - deliver a family heirloom to the young grandson of the recently deceased business colleague of Grandfather Gao. Before they can deliver the heirloom, the grandson is kidnapped and two separate ransom demands are made. While the family of the kidnapped boy tries to freeze them out, Lydia and ..."
Blood Ties (Bill Smith / Lydia Chin) by S. J. Rozan Paperback, 400 Pages, Published 2011 by Ebury ISBN-13: 978-0-09-193635-8, ISBN: 0-09-193635-7
"Some crimes strike too close to home... Private detective Bill Smith is hurtled headlong into the most provocative - and personal - case of his career when he receives a chilling late night telephone call from the NYPD. They're holding his fifteen-year-old nephew Gary. But before he can find out what's going on, Gary escapes Bill's custody and disappears into the dark and unfamiliar streets... With his partner, Lydia Chin, Bill tries to ..."
Out for Blood (Bill Smith/Lydia Chin) by S. J. Rozan Paperback, 368 Pages, Published 2011 by Ebury Kindle Ebook ISBN-13: 978-0-09-193637-2, ISBN: 0-09-193637-3
"'In twelve hours Lydia Chin will be dead...' The phone call comes in the early hours. A cold, electronic voice informs detective Bill Smith that his best friend is being held hostage. And the clock is ticking...If Bill wants his partner back he'll have to play the kidnapper's sadistic game to find her - and find her fast - before the psycho makes good his promise to kill her...Please note this novel is called "On the Line" in the US."
Absent Friends(Reprint) A Novel by S.J. Rozan Paperback, 365 Pages, Published 2005 by Delta ISBN-13: 978-0-385-33923-0, ISBN: 0-385-33923-2
"The secrets of a group of childhood friends unravel in this haunting thriller by Edgar Award winner S. J. Rozan. Set in New York in the unforgettable aftermath of September 11, Absent Friends brilliantly captures a time and place unlike any other, as it winds through the wounded streets of New York and Staten Island...and into a maze of old crimes, damaged lives, and heartbreaking revelations. The result is not only an electrifying myst ..."
Paper Son A Lydia Chin/Bill Smith Novel (Lydia Chin/Bill Smith Mysteries) by S. J. Rozan Hardcover, 352 Pages, Published 2019 by Pegasus Books ISBN-13: 978-1-64313-129-0, ISBN: 1-64313-129-X
"The latest Lydia Chin/Bill Smith mystery takes the acclaimed detective duo into the Deep South to investigate a murder within the Chinese community. The Most Southern Place on Earth: that’s what they call the Mississippi Delta. It’s not a place Lydia Chin, an American-born Chinese private detective from Chinatown, NYC, ever thought she’d have reason to go. But when her mother tells her a cousin Lydia didn’t know she had is in jail in Cl ..."
The Shanghai Moon(1st Edition) A Bill Smith/Lydia Chin Novel (Bill Smith/Lydia Chin Novels) by S. J. Rozan Hardcover, 384 Pages, Published 2009 by Minotaur Books ISBN-13: 978-0-312-24556-6, ISBN: 0-312-24556-4
"With The Shanghai Moon, S. J. Rozan returns to her award-winning, critically acclaimed, and much-loved characters Lydia Chin and Bill Smith in the first new novel in the series in seven years. Estranged for months from fellow P.I. Bill Smith, Chinese-American private investigator Lydia Chin is brought in by colleague and former mentor Joel Pilarsky to help with a case that crosses continents, cultures, and decades. In Shanghai, excava ..."