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Kelly Brakenhoff

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in Connecticut, The United States

November 17

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Fiction, Mystery, Children's

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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 ...more

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Average rating: 3.99 · 879 ratings · 264 reviews · 33 distinct works • Similar authors

	Death by Dissertation (Cassandra Sato #1) 3.88 avg rating — 294 ratings — published 2019 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dead End (Cassandra Sato #0.5) 3.44 avg rating — 141 ratings — published 2020	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dead Week (Cassandra Sato #2) 3.98 avg rating — 89 ratings — published 2019 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dead of Winter Break (Cassandra Sato #3) 4.31 avg rating — 59 ratings — published 2020 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Scavenger Haunt: A Cassandra Sato Halloween Short Mystery 3.75 avg rating — 60 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Primary Source: A Cassandra Sato Short Mystery 4.11 avg rating — 19 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Never Mind! (Duke the Deaf Dog, #1) by Kelly Brakenhoff (Goodreads Author), Theresa Murray (Illustrator) 4.79 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 2019 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Halloween Hustle: A Cassandra Sato Mystery Novella 4.21 avg rating — 14 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Death 101: Extra Credit (Cassandra Sato #4) 4.46 avg rating — 13 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Farts Make Noise (Duke the Deaf Dog, #2) by Kelly Brakenhoff (Goodreads Author), Theresa Murray (Illustrator) 4.36 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2020 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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December Book Club: Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman

Friends, I feel like the last mystery reader on Earth who hasn't picked up��The Thursday Murder Club��until now. With the movie out (yes, it is a Netflix production) and every publisher using it as the comparison title for anything remotely cozy, quirky, or British, I figured it was finally time to see what all the fuss was about.

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Series by Kelly Brakenhoff

Cassandra Sato (5 books)
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Kelly Brakenhoff (Goodreads Author)

3.86 avg rating — 606 ratings

Duke the Deaf Dog (4 books)
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Kelly Brakenhoff (Goodreads Author),

Caterina Baldi (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator)

4.54 avg rating — 37 ratings

Duke the Deaf Dog Series Chapter Books (4 books)
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Kelly Brakenhoff (Goodreads Author),

Caterina Baldi (Goodreads Author) (illustrator)

it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings

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First Night (Jessie Night Thriller #1)

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Two Spinsters and a Corpse (Two Spinsters and a Murder Mystery #1)

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Kelly Brakenhoff wrote a new blog post November Book Club: The Faculty Lounge by Jennifer Mathieu When I picked��The Faculty Lounge��for an October read-along, I hadn��t cracked the spine yet. I figured we��d all try a literary experiment togethe Read more of this blog post »
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Kelly’s Quotes

“Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe.”
― Albert Einstein

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“If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything.”
― Mark Twain

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“Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that.”
― Martin Luther King Jr., A Testament of Hope: The Essential Writings and Speeches

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“Romance novels are birthday cake and life is often peanut butter and jelly. I think everyone should have lots of delicious romance novels lying around for those times when the peanut butter of life gets stuck to the roof of your mouth.”
― Janet Evanovich

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“Calories don’t count if they’re connected to a celebration. Everyone knows this.”
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