Vera Wong's unsolicited advice for murderers by Jesse Q. Sutanto

I was after a bit of light reading this week after a pretty intense book and I found this novel in my TBR list.

Cute. That was the first word that came to my mind when I started reading this book. The plot is pretty simple. Vera Wong owns a teahouse in Chinatown which has seen better days. She lives alone and has a very disciplined routine which she follows religiously. She is smart as a whip, set in her ways and considers herself to be knowledgeable about almost everything. Until one day, when her routine is interrupted because she finds a dead body in the middle of her teahouse. Thus begins Vera's quest to solve the murder because the cops don't do much and don't like her tea, therefore leading her to believe that they are pretty incompetent.

Vera is smart. She purposely names her shop Vera Wang's world famous Teahouse because she wanted customers to make a connection to the famous dressmaker, be curious and visit her shop. Vera has many quirks. Some are endearing, some are annoying. She is basically how most of the elderly populace is. She takes it upon herself to solve this murder and comes across different people, all in some way connected to the victim. Her sharp eye, her sharper brain and even sharper tongue doesn't miss much. She takes it all in, makes notes, connects the dots and reaches the conclusion; which doesn't necessarily makes her happy about who the perpetrator turns out to be.

I liked the book. It's simple, it's steady and like I said, it makes for a good light reading. I figured out who the murderer was at the 20% mark and I was right. I did get annoyed at Vera for a bit because she kept doing things which were not necessary and a bit intrusive but that's how she is. She needs answers and she finds her own ways to get them.

Nonetheless, it was a fun ride. Read it if you've had an overdose of extreme thriller or just want a palate cleanser, so to speak.

It's a 3.75/5 for me.

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