S.J. Rozan is an American author whose real name is Shira Judith Rosan. She writes mystery novels set in New York City, mostly featuring private investigators Lydia Chin and Bill Smith. She has won several awards for Best P.I. Novel, Excellence in Mystery Genre, Best Mystery Novel and the Maltese Falcon Award for Best Hardboiled Novel.

Rozan began he writing career writing short stories in P.I. Magazine in 1990. Her first novel was published in 1994, China Trade. Below is a list of S.J. Rozan’s books in publication order and in chronological order:

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Publication Order of Lydia Chin & Bill Smith Books

China Trade (1994)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Concourse (1995)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Mandarin Plaid (1996)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
No Colder Place (1997)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
A Bitter Feast (1998)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Stone Quarry / Bad Blood (1999)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Reflecting the Sky / Blood Rites (2001)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Winter and Night / Blood Ties (2002)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Shanghai Moon / Trail of Blood (2009)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
On the Line / Out for Blood (2010)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Ghost Hero (2011)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Paper Son (2019)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Art of Violence (2020)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Family Business (2021)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Mayors of New York (2023)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Lydia Chin & Bill Smith Short Stories/Novellas

Body English (1992)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
A Tale About a Tiger (1998)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Birds of Paradise (2004)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Chin Yong-Yun Takes a Case (2011)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Heartbreak (2012)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Prosperity Restaurant (2012)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Double-Crossing Delancey (2013)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Standalone Novels

Absent Friends (2004)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
In this Rain (2006)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Murder of Mr. Ma (With: John Shen Yen Nee) (2024)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas

Cooking the Hounds (1998)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Hunting for Doyle (1999)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Seeing the Moon (2011)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Chin Yong-Yun Helps a Fool (2019)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Short Story Collections

Building and Other Stories (2011)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Poetry Books

Publication Order of Anthologies

Women of Mystery II(1994)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Canine Crimes(1998)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Bronx Noir(2003)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Longman Anthology of Detective Fiction(2004)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Once Upon a Crime: An Anthology of Murder, Mayhem and Suspense(2009)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
By Hook or By Crook and 27 More of the Best Crime and Mystery Stories of the Year(2010)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Home Improvement: Undead Edition(2011)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
A Study in Sherlock(2011)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Staten Island Noir(2012)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
In Pursuit of Spenser(2012)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
USA Noir(2013)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Inherit the Dead(2013)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Buffalo Noir(2013)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Singapore Noir(2014)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Dark City Lights: New York Stories (Have a NYC)(2015)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Silent Night, Deadly Night(2016)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Mystery Tribune / Issue Nº8: Winter 2019(2019)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Faking of the President(2020)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Crime Hits Home(2022)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

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