Vera Wong's unsolicited advice for murderers / Jesse Q. Sutanto.
"Knives Out meets Kim's Convenience 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 college-aged 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?"-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780593546178
- ISBN: 0593546172
- ISBN: 9780593549223
- ISBN: 0593549228
- Physical Description: 338 pages ; 21 cm
- Edition: Berkley trade paperback edition.
- Publisher: New York : Berkley, an imprint of Penguin Random House, LLC, 2023.
- Copyright: ©2023
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| Genre: | Detective and mystery fiction. Cozy mysteries. Novels. |
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- 36 of 68 copies available at NC Cardinal.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell County Public Library | MFIC SUT (Text) | 32222002857300 | Adult Fiction Mystery | Checked out | 05/27/2025 |
| Spruce Pine Public Library | MFIC SUT (Text) | 34444002916914 | Adult Fiction Mystery | Available | - |
| Albemarle Main Library | FIC Sutanto (Text) | 31010000822322 | Adult Fiction | In transit | - |
| Andrews Public Library | F SUT (Text) | 80605003666988 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Bath Community Library | FIC (Text) | 38344101719191 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Black Mountain Library | F SUT (Text) | 0020660045574 | Adult Fiction | Checked out | 05/17/2025 |
| Bladen Main Branch | FIC SUT (Text) | 30441100902584 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Braswell Memorial Main Library | FIC Sutanto (Text) | 37807000053514 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Clemmons Branch | FIC Sutanto, Jesse [MYS] (Text) | 0112523894835 | Adult Fiction | In transit | - |
| Cleveland County Main Library | F SUTANTO (Text) | 22281500154326 | Adult Fiction | Checked out | 05/14/2025 |
Summary:
"Knives Out meets Kim's Convenience 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 college-aged 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?"--
