Jesse Q. Sutanto: Vera Wong’s Guide to Snooping (on a Dead Man)
Vera Wong #2
These books are like comfy, beautiful pillows for your brain, and I’m not saying that’s a bad thing. It’s a very, very good thing. Vera, the heroine of the series, is the 60 something widowed owner of a formerly obscure teashop. In the first book, when she finds a dead body in the middle of her shop, it kicks everything into gear for her. She ultimately finds friends and a purpose: she solves a murder. Vera is opinionated, bossy, maternal, and an excellent cook. As the book opens, Vera gets a scam phone call and is tricked into giving up her social security number and even sharing a photo of her driver’s licence.