Is there a sequel to Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers?

Yes. Jesse Q. Sutanto followed it with "Vera Wong's Guide to Snooping (on a Dead Man)," published April 1, 2025, which continues the Vera Wong series.

What awards has this book won or been nominated for?

It won the 2024 Edgar Award for Best Paperback Original and the 2024 Audie Award for Mystery (audiobook, narrated by Eunice Wong). It was also shortlisted for the Gold Dagger Award, was a finalist for the Barry Award for Best Paperback Original, and was nominated for a Goodreads Choice Award for Mystery & Thriller.

Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers

Cozy Mystery Mystery

Pages: 352
Published: 2023
Language: English

Synopsis

Vera Wong is a lonely tea shop owner in San Francisco who finds a dead body in her store and decides she is better equipped to solve the crime than the police. After swiping a flash drive from the scene, she begins investigating her new customers to find the killer. Instead of a murderer, she finds a group of people who desperately need her motherly care and a good cup of tea.

6 reviews

How it reads

Cozy Funny Heartwarming Lighthearted

Found Family Mystery Box Mentor Figure

Prose complexity 4/10

Genres

Subjects

Loneliness Tea shops Widowhood

Places

Chinatown, San Francisco San Francisco Vera Wang's World-Famous Teahouse · Fictional

Vera WongProtagonist

Marshall ChenSupporting

The man Vera finds dead in her tea shop — the murder she sets out to solve.

Julia (Vera Wong)Supporting

Marshall's wife, one of the four visitors to the tea shop Vera investigates.

Oliver ChenSupporting

Marshall's estranged twin brother, one of the four visitors to the tea shop Vera investigates.

Riki HerwantoSupporting

A young computer programmer under financial pressure, one of the four visitors to the tea shop Vera investigates.

All characters in Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers

Audie Award for Mystery2024
Edgar Award2024
Edgar Award for Best Paperback Original2024

Jesse Q. SutantoMystery · Fiction

Yes. Jesse Q. Sutanto followed it with "Vera Wong's Guide to Snooping (on a Dead Man)," published April 1, 2025, which continues the Vera Wong series.
It won the 2024 Edgar Award for Best Paperback Original and the 2024 Audie Award for Mystery (audiobook, narrated by Eunice Wong). It was also shortlisted for the Gold Dagger Award, was a finalist for the Barry Award for Best Paperback Original, and was nominated for a Goodreads Choice Award for Mystery & Thriller.

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PI really enjoyed Vera. I love her thought process and how she interacted with people and justified her actions. I wish I had someone that would cook a ridiculous amount of food for me... It was a joy to read about the unexpected friendships that popped up! I love reading about unconventional friendships. I look forward to other books about Vera. Please tell me this is an ongoing series! Also, something about the description of her eyebrows just made me smile. It was so easy to visualize!

Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers

Synopsis

How it reads

Genres, subjects and placesCozy Mystery, Mystery, Amateur Sleuth +8

Genres

Subjects

Places

CharactersVera Wong, Marshall Chen, Julia (Vera Wong) +10

AwardsAudie Award for Mystery +2

About the authorJesse Q. Sutanto

Frequently asked questionsIs there a sequel to Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers? +1

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