China Trade
  • # of Books:
    18
  • First Book:
    October 1994
  • Latest Book:
    December 2023
  • Genres:
    Private Investigator
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The Lydia Chin/Bill Smith Series in Order (18 Books)

Order Book Date Rating
1 4
2 4.5
3 4.5
4 3.5
5 4.5
6 4
7 4
8 4
9 4


10 4
11 3.5
11.5 (e) 5
12 4
12.5 (e) 0
13 4
14 4
15 4.5
16 5

Awards

Concourse
1995 Shamus Award -- P.I. Novel
Family Business
2022 Shamus Award -- P.I. Novel
Ghost Hero
2012 Dilys Award -- Mystery Novel
No Colder Place
1998 Anthony Award -- Novel
Reflecting the Sky
2001 Shamus Award -- P.I. Novel
2002 Anthony Award -- Cover Art
Winter and Night
2003 Edgar Allan Poe Award -- Novel
2003 Macavity Award -- Mystery Novel
2003 Nero Wolfe Award -- Novel

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

There are 18 books in the Lydia Chin/Bill Smith series.

The Lydia Chin/Bill Smith series does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, The Mayors of New York (Book 16), was published in December 2023.

The first book in the Lydia Chin/Bill Smith series, China Trade, was published in October 1994.

The Lydia Chin/Bill Smith series primarily falls into the Private Investigator genre.