Books by Jesse Sutanto
Theo Tan and the Fox Spirit
by Jesse Sutanto
In Theo Tan and the Fox Spirit, a Chinese American boy learns to embrace his heritage in order to solve the mystery of his brother’s death. He also needs to learn to get along with his brother’s grieving fox spirit.
Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers
by Jesse Q. Sutanto and narrated by Eunice Wong
☆ Shortlisted for the 2024 CWA Gold Dagger
🏆 An AudioFile Best Mystery/Suspense Audiobook of 2023
“This is about a very fun character. She’s called Vera Wong and she runs Vera Wang’s Tea House in San Francisco. That’s on purpose: she wants to ghost off the name Vera Wang—but her teahouse is not very successful. She comes down one morning and there is a dead body. She sets out to figure out who the murderer is. She works through four different suspects—you’ve got the journalists, the brother of the dead man, his widow—and she gets to know each of them. She’s really trying to figure out who did it by inserting herself in their lives, which is a unique way to approach solving a mystery.” Read more...
Best Audiobooks of 2023 (so far)
Michele Cobb, Publisher
Interviews where books by Jesse Sutanto were recommended
The Best Mystery Books of 2024
2024 was a solid year for mystery books, with books out from some of the best contemporary writers in the genre, including Tana French, S.A. Cosby, and Ruth Ware. The range of mood was also broad, with some wistful and nostalgic tales, and other books that are laugh-out-loud funny. Our best mystery books of 2025 list is now up and running.
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Birnam Wood: A Novel
by Eleanor Catton & Saskia Maarleveld (narrator) -
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All the Sinners Bleed
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Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers
by Jesse Q. Sutanto and narrated by Eunice Wong -
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The Secret Hours
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I Have Some Questions for You
by Rebecca Makkai and narrated by Julia Whelan and JD Jackson
The Best Mystery & Suspense Audiobooks of 2023, recommended by AudioFile Editors
The Best Mystery & Suspense Audiobooks of 2023, recommended by AudioFile Editors
It’s a lot of fun listening to mystery books or crime novels as audiobooks, with good narrators adding suspense and enjoyment to the reading experience. Editors at AudioFile magazine, who specialize in reviewing audiobooks, pick out the best ones of 2023, good books made even better by being read aloud by a skilled narrator.
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Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers
by Jesse Q. Sutanto and narrated by Eunice Wong -
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Code Gray: Death, Life, and Uncertainty in the ER
by Farzon Nahvi and narrated by Aden Hakimi -
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I Have Some Questions for You
by Rebecca Makkai and narrated by Julia Whelan and JD Jackson -
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The Survivalists
by Kashana Cauley and narrated by Bahni Turpin -
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Pineapple Street: A Novel
by Jenny Jackson and narrated by Marin Ireland
Best Audiobooks of 2023 (so far), recommended by Michele Cobb
Best Audiobooks of 2023 (so far), recommended by Michele Cobb
As summer kicks off in the northern hemisphere, it’s a great time to relax and listen to a good audiobook. Michele Cobb, publisher of AudioFile magazine, shares her favourite new audiobooks from the first half of 2023—from cozy mysteries and beach reads to the memoir of an ER doctor during Covid.
