Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers
By Jesse Q. Sutanto
Berkley, 2023. 338 pgs. Mystery
When she discovers a dead man in the middle of her tea shop, Vera Wong, a suspicious Chinese mother with time on her hands, calls the police but not before swiping the flash drive from the body. She then sets a trap for the killer that becomes complicated by unexpected friendships with her new customers/suspects.
Vera Wong is opinionated, bossy and totally endearing. She swoops into the lives of all of her suspects and they don't quite know what to do, so they end up doing exactly what she tells them to. She also believes she is way more qualified to solve the murder because of all the CSI episodes she has watched. I thoroughly enjoyed getting to know all these quirky characters.
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