Vera Wong’s Unsolicited Advice for Murderers

“People always say that your wedding day is the happiest day of your life, but honestly, people should try solving murders more often.”

Vera Wong is the star of the show in this lighthearted whodunit. She is the owner of Vera Wang's World Famous Tea Shop, neither belonging to Vera Wang nor at all world famous. Her shop is failing and Vera is lonely, having lost her husband and having a son that does not seem to appreciate her, well, motherly texts and calls.

Her life changes when suddenly, a man turns up dead in her tea shop. Finally, something exciting is happening in her life, and Vera decides to play detective. She has seen CSI, and thus obviously knows more than the police about how to properly investigate.

More than a whodunit in search of the murderer, this book turns into a search for healing and family, and how to deal with wrongdoings that have been done to you and starting a new chapter in your life.
It's wholesome, with plenty of funny moments, but also touches on some serious topics.

The murder mystery aspect of the story could have been a bit more fleshed out. Honestly, there are only a handful of characters in this book, and most of them can be eliminated from the suspect list pretty early on, leaving you with only one possible culprit. I don't mind it too much, even though I love to be surprised by who actually did it, but this book offers so much more than just a detective-working-a-case plot.

Can't wait for the sequel!