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Kelly Brakenhoff

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Kelly Brakenhoff is the author of 17 books and a seasoned ASL interpreter. She splits her writing energy between two series: cozy mysteries set on a college campus and children’s books featuring Duke the Deaf Dog.

In 2025, two of her children’s books were selected for the CBC Favorites Award Lists, honored by teachers and librarians nationwide for excellence in children's literature. Parents, kids, and educators love the Duke the Deaf Dog books and activity guides because they introduce ASL and the Deaf community through engaging stories.

And if you enjoy a smart female sleuth, want to learn more about Deaf culture, or have lived in a place where livestock outnumber people, the Cassandra Sato Mystery series will have you connecting the dots f
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Dead End (Cassandra Sato #0.5)

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Dead Week (Cassandra Sato #2)

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May Book Club: The Woman in the Library by Sulari Gentill

The premise sold me before I even turned the first page: four strangers happen to be sitting at the same table in the Boston Public Library when they hear a scream, and then find out a woman has been killed. What follows is everything that brought those four people to that table, everything they're hiding, and a tangle of crimes that keeps expanding the longer you pull on the thread.

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"I really loved this short story! I cannot wait to continue on to the next book! Interesting, complex and quirky characters, intense situations during a tsunami, make this a page turner and a must read!"
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“Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe.”
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“If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything.”
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“Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that.”
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