Kelly Brakenhoff
KELLY BRAKENHOFF is an American Sign Language Interpreter whose motivation for learning ASL began in high school when she wanted to converse with her deaf friends. Kelly writes the Cassandra Sato Mystery series including DEATH BY DISSERTATION, a 2020 RONE Award Mystery Finalist, and DEAD WEEK, "a diverting whodunit," (Publishers Weekly.... more
KELLY BRAKENHOFF is an American Sign Language Interpreter whose motivation for learning ASL began in high school when she wanted to converse with her deaf friends. Kelly writes the Cassandra Sato Mystery series including DEATH BY DISSERTATION, a 2020 RONE Award Mystery Finalist, and DEAD WEEK, "a diverting whodunit," (Publishers Weekly). Look for DEAD OF WINTER BREAK in November.
NEVER MIND, and FARTS MAKE NOISE are her children's picture books featuring Duke the Deaf Dog and illustrated by her sister, Theresa Murray. The Duke books have quickly become popular with children, parents, and educators for promoting inclusive conversations about children with hearing differences.
The mother of four young adults and two dogs, Kelly and her husband call Nebraska home.
