First a quick explanation! Due to some severe health issues over the last few years, and a lingering chronic condition, my planned review schedule went right out of the window and I have been scrabbling ever since to get it back on track. In an attempt to try to regain some lost ground, I have been scrunching some of my (overdue) NetGalley reviews together into one or two posts each week: shorter reviews, but still covering all of the points I intended to.

Format Read: eBook Source: NetGalley Genres: Cosy Mystery, Fiction Publisher: HQ Publication Date: 10th April 2025 Synopsis/Blurb (Taken from Goodreads): "Vera Wong, tea house owner and occasional sleuth should feel content. Her son Tilly has moved in with his girlfriend, and the shop has been inundated with customers. But Vera can’t help feeling a little… bored. Sometimes, all an old lady wants is a murder to solve.

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Title: Vera Wong's Guide to Snooping (on a Dead Man) Author: Jesse Q. Sutanto Publisher: Berkley Published: April 1, 2025 Pages: 336 Format: e-arc via Netgalley Goodreads Blurb: 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.