* "Chinatown Beat" (2005)
* "Yellowthread Street" (2007)
* "The Red Palace" (2009)
* "The Jade Pendant" (2011)
* "The Empress Hotel" (2013)
* "The Fortune Cookie Mystery" (2015)
* "The Dim Sum Detective" (2017)
* "Death and the Maiden" (2019)
Non-Fiction
* "Eatin' on the Streets: A Chowhound's Guide to L.A." (2000)
* "My Chinatown: Memories of a Boyhood in Los Angeles" (2005)
* "The Food of Chinatown: A Guide to the Best Chinese Food in Los Angeles" (2007)
* "L.A. Chinatown: A History in Photographs" (2009)
* "The Death of Food: How the Food Industry Is Destroying Our Health" (2012)
* "The Great L.A. Chinatown Cookbook: Recipes from the Heart of Chinatown" (2014)