About the Book

One dead body, one very opinionated tea-shop owner, and a whole lot of unsolicited advice. When sixty-year-old Vera Wong wakes up in her San Francisco apartment above Vera Wang’s (no relation) World-Famous Teahouse, she does not expect to find a corpse on the floor—much less decide she can solve the case better than the police.

Armed with a Sharpie, a thermos of hot tea, and zero patience for nonsense, Vera quickly collects a motley crew of suspects who might also be something more: friends, family, maybe even accomplices in justice. This cozy, laugh-out-loud mystery blends found family, meddling auntie energy, and a heartfelt look at loneliness, purpose, and second chances. Join us to sip, speculate, and decide whether Vera’s methods are unorthodox… or just perfect.

About the Author

Jesse Q. Sutanto is an award-winning, Chinese-Indonesian author known for writing for adults, young adults, and middle-grade readers, with popular books including the adult novels Dial A for Aunties and Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers, and the YA novel Well, That Was Unexpected. She has won the Comedy Women in Print Prize and the Edgar Award for Best Original Paperback. Sutanto grew up shuttling between Indonesia and Singapore and now lives in Jakarta with her family, where her large family inspires her.