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Vera Wong’s Unsolicited Advice for Murderers (The Vera Wong series, Book 1)

By: Jesse Sutanto
Narrated by: Eunice Wong
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***Don't miss the second book in the series, Vera Wong's Guide to Snooping (on a Dead Man), out now!*** Put the kettle on, there’s a mystery brewing… 'Vera Wong is my new favourite sleuth' Elle Cosimano

Tea-shop owner. Matchmaker. Detective?

Sixty-year-old self-proclaimed tea expert Vera Wong enjoys nothing more than sipping a good cup of Wulong and doing some healthy ‘detective’ work on the internet (AKA checking up on her son to see if he’s dating anybody yet).

But when Vera wakes up one morning to find a dead man in the middle of her tea shop, it’s going to take more than a strong Longjing to fix things. Knowing she’ll 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 decides it’s down to her to catch the killer.

Nobody spills the tea like this amateur sleuth.

USA Today Bestseller and Edgar Award Winner

Readers LOVE Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice For Murderers

'This is the perfect book for fans of found family, humour and mystery – full of warmth, heart, good food and well-meaning meddling' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'Fans of The Thursday Murder Club and other cosy mysteries with great characterisation will love this book' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'This was ABSOLUTELY my cup of tea' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'I need a Vera (and her cooking) in my life! This book is potentially my favourite read of the year' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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Critic Reviews

Praise for Jesse Sutanto:

’Feisty and smart, Vera makes for a fun and quirky sleuth’ Heat

‘Had me laughing aloud within its first five pages. Charming, hilarious and heartfelt’ Emily Henry, New York Times bestselling author of Beach Read

‘A dazzling debut full of humour and love. A comedy caper, doused in black humour, comical references, mixed with romance – fans of Crazy Rich Asians will love it’ My Weekly

‘Brilliant, wicked and dead, dead funny’ Andi Osho, Asking For A Friend

‘A gloriously screwball crime caper (with a dusting of romance) which will have you snort-laughing’ Red

‘Rejoice over Dial A For Aunties’ Elle

‘This smart, funny charming novel has all the right ingredients to make you laugh out loud… A heartfelt rom-com’ Platinum

‘Has redefined what “page-turner” means with laugh-out-loud humour and delightful twists and turns at every cornerBuzzfeed

‘A rip-roaring treat! Dark comedy at its finest and a set of catastrophes that had me roaring’ Abigail Mann, The Lonely Fajita

‘This laugh-out-loud read is a real breath of fresh air’ Fabulous

‘Dark humour at its best. We had such a laugh reading through’ Magic Radio Bookclub

‘The comedy jackpot! Fresh, funny and fabulous’ Kirsty Eyre, Cow Girl

‘A laugh-out-loud read’ Bella

‘Genuine laugh-out-loud funny’ Frost

’A comedy of errors, by turns macabre and romantic, hilarious and affectionate’ Saga

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It was unexpected novel that had laughter, joy, family, forgiveness and reconciliation all rolled into one and how one woman was able to bring all those people together was great. I mean Vera reminded me of someone else in my life. In saying that this novel was quite exciting I couldn’t stop listening to to it. I finished it in two days.

Great read

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I liked the story line, how the mystery was solved and how the strangers came together to be friends

The connection between the characters

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I really enjoyed the setting of this book, it was refreshing. a word of warning however that this book does discuss emotional abuse and manipulation.

Excellent mystery novel

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This book was so comforting to me with so many parallels to my own grandmother. I thoroughly enjoyed the story and all the characters were so wonderfully developed.

Like a warm hug from your grandma

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Loved this book - chose it on a recommendation from a friend, and I can’t wait to recommend it to my dad. I loved Vera and all of the characters. I loved seeing them all grow as their relationship built, and as the case unfolded. Some weird word pronunciations, but generally loved the narrator also, she did a great job of characterising Vera.

A new grandma for all of us

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