Dead Week (A Cassandra Sato Mystery #2)

Description

Cozy mystery + Cold case = Must read

Her job description didn’t include solving murders. Neither did her résumé.

VP of Student Affairs Dr. Cassandra Sato has a desk full of problems and it’s not even Thanksgiving break. A student’s injury and a deaf advocacy project have dragged national media attention to underfunded Morton College. And buried underneath all of it: a Vietnam-era student death that someone worked very hard to keep forgotten.

Her new boss talks to her dead husband. Her mentor thinks he’s a superhero in a senior citizen’s body. And Cassandra, fresh from Hawaiʻi, still cannot crack the code of what to wear during November in Nebraska.

There will be mystery and mayhem. But also: student activists, campus politics, a cold case fifty years in the making, and a foster dog with strong opinions.

Think Ted Lasso. Without soccer. But colder. And someone dies every semester.

If you like Richard Osman’s quirky ensemble casts, campus politics with real heart, and mysteries that take Deaf culture and inclusion seriously, Dead Week is your next read.

New to Cassandra? Start the series with the free prequel Dead End.

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Why Readers Love the Cassandra Sato Mystery Series

“Brakenhoff integrates very real concerns about how to make a college campus truly inclusive into a diverting whodunit.” ~ Publishers Weekly

“Dead Week is an exciting read that has humor and heart with a journey about family and an honest inside look at the deaf community.” ~ Readers’ Favorite

“Ms. Brakenhoff does an excellent job reintroducing Cassandra, her colleagues, students, and two mysteries both a recent and a cold case that tie together brilliantly.”

Relatable, Flawed Heroine: “The main character, as an academic and a caring individual, is committed to full inclusion for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing students… An unusually young, very accomplished Asian-American woman starting in a high academic position on a very white Midwestern college campus is definitely going to be an outsider, and the author conveyed that really well.” ~@zonuts on BookBub

Engaging Narration: “Cline brings the story to life with her engaging narration, skillfully capturing the essence of each character. Her voice adds depth to Cassandra Sato’s personality, and she effectively conveys the tension and humor woven throughout the plot. Cline’s pacing is excellent, maintaining the story’s rhythm while ensuring that the suspenseful moments land with impact.” ~ Carol F, Amazon reviewer

Unique Inclusion of Deaf Culture: “…the narrator’s ability to capture the sense and emotional content of conversation and translated sign language speeches, as well as the slightly distorted speech of a deaf character without being disrespectful, really added texture and human depth that might not be as affecting when reading words on the page.” ~ Amazon reviewer

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