Paperback, 336 pages
English language
Published April 1, 2025 by Berkley.
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 …
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.
It was harder to get into this one. Another review said the book was exactly the same as the first but with different characters. I have to agree. But once I got into it the world of Vera Wong I did enjoy it.
I enjoyed the first Vera Wong book enough to want to pick this one up when it was released. I was very excited to dive into it, but ultimately just felt disappointed.
This one covers a much heavier topic than the first, and I was not prepared for that, especially with the amount of cozy woven through the whole thing. Vera also just seemed different and I wasn't as excited to see the antics she would get into. My biggest gripe, though, is that it followed the formula of the first book too closely and just felt like a rehash. Maybe my expectations were a little too high, but I also wasn't enamored with the first book, so I don't think that was the case. Either way, I'm still not upset that I put time into reading it, but I don't think I'll be interested in picking up the next …
I enjoyed the first Vera Wong book enough to want to pick this one up when it was released. I was very excited to dive into it, but ultimately just felt disappointed.
This one covers a much heavier topic than the first, and I was not prepared for that, especially with the amount of cozy woven through the whole thing. Vera also just seemed different and I wasn't as excited to see the antics she would get into. My biggest gripe, though, is that it followed the formula of the first book too closely and just felt like a rehash. Maybe my expectations were a little too high, but I also wasn't enamored with the first book, so I don't think that was the case. Either way, I'm still not upset that I put time into reading it, but I don't think I'll be interested in picking up the next if the series continues.
