In our latest read, hosts Simone, Tanya and Deb chat about Vera Wong’s Unsolicited Advice for Murderers, A lonely shopkeeper takes it upon herself to solve a murder in the most peculiar way in this captivating mystery by Jesse Q. Sutanto, bestselling author of Dial A for Aunties.

When one thinks of the ideal amateur detective, none of Vera Wong's qualities — like tampering with evidence and romantically setting up two of her suspects together — would come to mind.

But when the tea shop owner, who watches an unhealthy amount of “CSI,” suddenly finds a dead body in her shop, she believes she’s the only one who can solve the case.

Nobody spills the tea like this amateur sleuth in this comedic mystery. Plus we chat with the author.

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