Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers
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Narrated by:
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Eunice Wong
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Written by:
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Jesse Q. Sutanto
About this listen
A USA Today bestseller
Edgar Award Winner for Best Original Paperback
Audie Award Winner for Mystery
Libby Award Winner for Best Mystery
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?
What the critics say
“A staggering, masterful suspense confection, Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers is quite simply one of my favorite novels of all time. The kind of book you want to reread every year in order to revisit its brilliant world. Vera will delight, charm, and steal your heart. A propulsive, delectable blend of Knives Out meets The Maid shot through with Sutanto’s customary raucous sense of humor and gift for astonishing twists, Vera is an instant classic.”—May Cobb, author of My Summer Darlings
"Following the success of Dial A for Aunties, Sutanto is back with another charmer, this time following the exploits of orthopedic-sneaker-wearing Vera Wong Zhuzhu, who finds a dead body in her Chinatown tea shop. When the police investigation isn’t thorough enough for her liking, she concocts a plan to find the murderer, aided by a locked flash drive she found on the body and stashed away for safekeeping. Sutanto excels at skewering with affection, and an earnest hilarity shines through in this entertaining whodunit."—The Washington Post
“Vivid sensory descriptions of the custom teas Vera concocts and the elaborate feasts she prepares further heighten the feel-good appeal. Literary comfort food in the guise of a quirky whodunit.”—Kirkus
What listeners say about Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers
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- Cinda
- 2023-10-21
A warm hug of a novel
I absolutely loved this book. The performance was amazing as well. I would 100% read a series of stories featuring Vera and her amateur sleuthing.
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- T&L W.
- 2023-09-18
One of the best narrations!
This book was so fantastic! The narrator was one of the best I’ve heard and the book made me laugh out loud. I highly recommend to anyone looking for a fun, light-hearted, engaging listen!
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- emoon
- 2024-01-29
Fantastic across the board cozy mystery
I absolutely looove the book and the performance. The story and characters are gorgeous. The writing heart felt and hilarious. And Eunice hits every note spot on!
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- Russell Plett
- 2024-06-07
The characters sold the story
Well written and consistently delivered characters drove the story and invested listeners in the story.
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- Stécie April
- 2024-02-27
I really loved this 💜💜
The characters are so lovable, the story is well intertwined 💜 When I started reading it I thought 💭 this would make an awesome movie 🍿 I think it will be eventually produced into a movie, I will definitely watch it 💜
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- Ana Vlacic
- 2025-02-06
Good Fun Read
I loved the theme of chosen family that comes together in this book. absolutely worth a listen. It's also appropriate to listen around kids. there's a handful of sware words but others it's a clean book.
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- Natalie Tran
- 2023-05-31
A gem!
A delightful story with a cast of characters that are truly loveable. Narrated to perfection. This is a story I would come back to again and again. Wonderfully heartwarming and genuinely funny. It’s as comforting as a bowl of morning congee.
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- John Mackell
- 2023-06-17
Funny Vera!
This book made me laugh out loud several times. The characters are interesting and loveable.
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- Anonymous User
- 2023-10-03
Loved it!
I wish I knew Vera! What an awesome character. I laughed out loud a number of times and really rode the waves of the story with this character.
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- Heather
- 2024-03-14
What a gem!
This was one of my favourite listens. The story never bored me. It had great characters, humour, twists, just an all around light, fun book. The audio performance was superb.
Highly, highly recommended.
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