VERY funny. Entertaining and heart warming.

This is the Jesse Q. Sutanto follow-up to her hit novel Vera Wong’s Unsolicited Advice for Murderers. (2023)

Vera Wong was a lonely widow in San Francisco. Lonely until  a man was found dead in her teahouse and Vera solved his murder. That was book 1.

She is surrounded by her loved ones, her shop is busy, and her son, Tilly is dating Officer Selena Gray. However, she has become bored and misses the excitement of her last investigation. …

Vera is inquisitive, meddling, intelligent, bold, and funny. She likes acting like a helpless old lady, but doesn’t like being one. She’s also curious, confident, outgoing, and not always politically correct. 

Book Review

“Sometimes, all an old lady wants is a murder to solve. Is that too much to ask for?”

In this one, Vera stumbles on to the story of an online influencer who has disappeared.

She decides it’s likely MURDER so begins a one woman investigation.

The plot doesn’t matter all that much. It’s how Vera feeds everyone she meets and bosses them around in order to improve their lives that keeps you going.

Vera’s an unlikely new friend and ally to one and all.

Sutanto said writing Vera’s character was easy because everything she says are things her parents have said. 😀

Here’s one A.I. representation of Vera.

That’s from a good review on K’s Train of Thoughts.