The Recurring Cast
Character · Chin and Smith · 14 books

Lydia Chin

Chinese-American investigator in Chinatown · S. J. Rozan

Lydia Chin is a Chinese American investigator from Chinatown.

Spoiler-free profile written for The Recurring Cast.

As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

Character facts

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

Where to meet Lydia Chin

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

Buy China Trade

Every book with Lydia Chin

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

  1. 1994LChina Tradelead · Lydia Chin and Bill SmithBuy
  2. 1995MConcoursemajor role · Lydia Chin and Bill SmithBuy
  3. 1996LMandarin Plaidlead · Lydia Chin and Bill SmithBuy
  4. 1997MNo Colder Placemajor role · Lydia Chin and Bill SmithBuy
  5. 1998LA Bitter Feastlead · Lydia Chin and Bill SmithBuy
  6. 1999MStone Quarrymajor role · Lydia Chin and Bill SmithBuy
  7. 2001LReflecting the Skylead · Lydia Chin and Bill SmithBuy
  8. 2002MWinter and Nightmajor role · Lydia Chin and Bill SmithBuy
  9. 2009LThe Shanghai Moonlead · Lydia Chin and Bill SmithBuy
  10. 2010MOn the Linemajor role · Lydia Chin and Bill SmithBuy
  11. 2011LGhost Herolead · Lydia Chin and Bill SmithBuy
  12. 2019LPaper Sonlead · Lydia Chin and Bill SmithBuy
  13. 2020MThe Art of Violencemajor role · Lydia Chin and Bill SmithBuy
  14. 2021LFamily Businesslead · Lydia Chin and Bill SmithBuy

Appears most often with

CharacterBooks together
Bill SmithInvestigator, Lydia's sometime partner14
Mrs ChinLydia's disapproving mother10