The Recurring Cast
Character · Chin and Smith · 14 books

Bill Smith

Investigator, Lydia's sometime partner · S. J. Rozan

Bill Smith is an investigator, Lydia’s sometime partner.

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Character facts

First appearance
China Trade (1994)
Latest appearance
Family Business (2021)
Books
14 (6 as lead, 8 major)
Series
Lydia Chin and Bill Smith
Author
S. J. Rozan
Circle
Chin and Smith

Where to meet Bill Smith

Bill Smith first appears in China Trade (1994), in a major role, book 1 of the Lydia Chin and Bill Smith series.

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Every book with Bill Smith

In publication order, with the size of their role in each.

  1. 1994MChina Trademajor role · Lydia Chin and Bill SmithBuy
  2. 1995LConcourselead · Lydia Chin and Bill SmithBuy
  3. 1996MMandarin Plaidmajor role · Lydia Chin and Bill SmithBuy
  4. 1997LNo Colder Placelead · Lydia Chin and Bill SmithBuy
  5. 1998MA Bitter Feastmajor role · Lydia Chin and Bill SmithBuy
  6. 1999LStone Quarrylead · Lydia Chin and Bill SmithBuy
  7. 2001MReflecting the Skymajor role · Lydia Chin and Bill SmithBuy
  8. 2002LWinter and Nightlead · Lydia Chin and Bill SmithBuy
  9. 2009MThe Shanghai Moonmajor role · Lydia Chin and Bill SmithBuy
  10. 2010LOn the Linelead · Lydia Chin and Bill SmithBuy
  11. 2011MGhost Heromajor role · Lydia Chin and Bill SmithBuy
  12. 2019MPaper Sonmajor role · Lydia Chin and Bill SmithBuy
  13. 2020LThe Art of Violencelead · Lydia Chin and Bill SmithBuy
  14. 2021MFamily Businessmajor role · Lydia Chin and Bill SmithBuy

Appears most often with

CharacterBooks together
Lydia ChinChinese-American investigator in Chinatown14
Mrs ChinLydia's disapproving mother10