On Gold Mountain (1995) - A memoir chronicling the author's Chinese-American family across 100 years of California history.

Flower Net (1997) - A detective novel following Chinese inspector Liu Hulan and American attorney David Stark investigating linked murders in Beijing and Los Angeles.

The Interior (1999) - The second Red Princess mystery, where Liu Hulan investigates suspicious deaths at an American-owned factory in China's interior.

Dragon Bones (2003) - The final Red Princess mystery, set against the backdrop of China's Three Gorges Dam project and the discovery of archeological treasures.

Snow Flower and the Secret Fan (2005) - A historical novel about two women in 19th century China connected through nu shu, a secret female writing system.

Peony in Love (2007) - A story set in 17th century China following a young woman who becomes a lovesick ghost after dying before her arranged marriage.

Shanghai Girls (2009) - A tale of two sisters who flee Shanghai in 1937 for arranged marriages in Los Angeles.

Dreams of Joy (2011) - A sequel to Shanghai Girls, following a young woman's journey to find her birth father in 1950s Communist China.

China Dolls (2014) - A narrative about three Asian American dancers navigating friendship and betrayal in the San Francisco nightclub scene of the 1930s.

The Island of Sea Women (2019) - A historical novel about female divers on Korea's Jeju Island, spanning from the 1930s to contemporary times.

Lady Tan's Circle of Women (2023) - A story about a female doctor in 15th century China who defies convention to practice medicine.

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