Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers
Books | Fiction / Mystery & Detective / Women Sleuths
4.3
(107)
Jesse Q. Sutanto
A lonely shopkeeper takes it upon herself to solve a murder in the most peculiar way in this captivating mystery by Jesse Q. Sutanto, bestselling author of Dial A for Aunties.Vera Wong is a lonely little old lady—ah, lady of a certain age—who lives above her forgotten tea shop in the middle of San Francisco’s Chinatown. Despite living alone, Vera is not needy, oh no. She likes nothing more than sipping on a good cup of Wulong and doing some healthy detective work on the Internet about what her Gen-Z son is up to. Then one morning, Vera trudges downstairs to find a curious thing—a dead man in the middle of her tea shop. In his outstretched hand, a flash drive. Vera doesn’t know what comes over her, but after calling the cops like any good citizen would, she sort of . . . swipes the flash drive from the body and tucks it safely into the pocket of her apron. Why? Because Vera is sure she would do a better job than the police possibly could, because nobody sniffs out a wrongdoing quite like a suspicious Chinese mother with time on her hands. Vera knows the killer will be back for the flash drive; all she has to do is watch the increasing number of customers at her shop and figure out which one among them is the killer. What Vera does not expect is to form friendships with her customers and start to care for each and every one of them. As a protective mother hen, will she end up having to give one of her newfound chicks to the police?
AD
Buy now:
More Details:
Author
Jesse Q. Sutanto
Pages
352
Publisher
National Geographic Books
Published Date
2023-03-14
ISBN
0593546172 9780593546178
Community ReviewsSee all
" ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️"
Sher Free✌️
"A cozy mystery where main lead is 60yo. It is a mix of 5 characters who are totally different yet they for together. It was a good read, I liked it, she'd tears and laughed. But I only liked it hense the 3 stars 🌟 maybe 3.5"
D M
"Excellent cozy mystery. The audiobook was well narrated and very enjoyable. Would love more Vera books!"
Danielle Henry
"It was a light hearted cozy mystery. I liked the characters but I wanted more suspense. It was missing something for me. "
Sandy Lopez
"Quirky characters, pushy geriatric, lovable Vera Wong is a force to be reckoned with. Her life turns upside down when her tea shop (that only gets one customer a day) suddenly has a dead body in it. She decides to solve the crime and "help" the police. "
Tiffany Wysbeek
"Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers by Jesse Q. Sutanto
4/5 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
This was really great, not your typical old lady mystery. It's got humor and heart, a great found family and family rekindling tale. Also, some great healing from abuse moments and miscommunication work throughs (which we all know rarely happens.)
The best part is the mystery, I was lost till the end. I had no clue who the culprit was until the amateur sleuth realized and that's a successful mystery. "
Sarah
"Sad to say this book didn't hold my interest or attention...it took me weeks to finish 🙁 it's a very wholesome book and some moments tug at your heartstrings but overall the plot felt very simple, slow and was missing the thrill. The inconsistency also stuck out to me - Vera is portrayed as an Asian aunty with broken English but sometimes her dialogues/vocabulary came out super fluently at select times which was odd to me. Love the Asian representation but the story wasn't as good as I hoped it'd be! "
Fiona
"This book had me guessing all the way till the end! I loved the way this book is told, with each persons point of view being displayed. Over all great book, super funny, great characters 4.8/5"
Glen Schum
"Loved"
DC
"Super cute, loved the premise and characters created. Some noticeable repetitive descriptions, but the story itself definitely outweighed the technical quirks. "
M
Murmly
