Vera Wong's Guide to Snooping (on a Dead Man)

By Jesse Q. Sutanto

Book Overview

Vera Wong is back and as meddling as ever in this follow-up to the hit Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers....

Ever since a man was found dead in Vera's teahouse, life has been good. For Vera that is. She's surrounded by loved ones, her shop is bustling, and best of all, her son, Tilly, has a girlfriend All thanks to Vera, because Tilly's girlfriend is none other than Officer Selena Gray. The very same Officer Gray that she had harassed while investigating the teahouse murder. Still, Vera wishes more dead bodies would pop up in her shop, but one mustn't be ungrateful, even if one is slightly...bored.

Then Vera comes across a distressed young woman who is obviously in need of her kindly guidance. The young woman is looking for a missing friend. Fortunately, while cat-sitting at Tilly and Selena's, Vera finds a treasure trove: Selena's briefcase. Inside is a file about the death of an enigmatic influencer--who also happens to be the friend that the young woman was looking for.

Online, Xander had it all: a parade of private jets, fabulous parties with socialites, and a burgeoning career as a social media influencer. The only problem is, after his body is fished out of Mission Bay, the police can't seem to actually identify him. Who is Xander Lin? Nobody knows. Every contact is a dead end. Everybody claims not to know him, not even his parents.

Vera is determined to solve Xander's murder. After all, doing so would surely be a big favor to Selena, and there is nothing she wouldn't do for her future daughter-in-law.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0593546253
• ISBN13: 9780593546253
• Release Date: April 2025
• Publisher: Berkley Books
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.3" x 7.9"

Customer Reviews

Vera is the best!

We need more Vera Wongs around! I loved her in the first book when she solved the murder of the man in her tearoom and changed the lives of a lovely group of lost people. In this book, there is another murder, though not in Vera's tearoom but she is a pro now and yet again she gathers people and clues, feeding everyone delicious home cooked meals along the way. Vera does a very good job in getting to know so many different people, and finding out exactly what they need, often before they even relaize it was missing from their lives. This balances out the awful truths hiding below the surface that Vera needs to find, before it claims another victim. While the topic of the real reason Xander died is horrible, it was a good thing to bring up and get people to know. And it was done well in this book. So, if you loved this first book, this is a worthy sequel and you too will fall in love with Vera Wong, a sharp witted, canny, amateur sleuth who will get to the bottom of all cases, adopt those in need and feed everyone a good meal. It is a wonderful combination to connect all different types of people. And I wish Vera would adopt me too!