Today I'm participating in the Death by Dissertation Blog Tour. In this post you'll find book and
author information along with my review. And don't forget to enter the
giveaway via the link in this post.
About the book . . .
About the book . . .
Death by Dissertation (A Cassandra Sato Mystery)
Cozy Mystery
1st in Series
Setting – Nebraska
Emerald Prairie Press (April 17, 2019)
Paperback: 355 pages
ISBN-10: 1733742409
ISBN-13: 978-1733742405
Digital ASIN: B07PKRD658
1st in Series
Setting – Nebraska
Emerald Prairie Press (April 17, 2019)
Paperback: 355 pages
ISBN-10: 1733742409
ISBN-13: 978-1733742405
Digital ASIN: B07PKRD658
Synopsis . . . Ambitious Cassandra Sato traded her life
in Hawai’i for a dream position as Student Affairs VP at Morton College
in tiny Carson, Nebraska. She expected the Midwestern church
casseroles, land-locked cornfields, and face-freezing winters would be
her biggest challenges, but it’s her job that’s rapidly becoming a
nightmare.
A deaf student is dead and the
investigation reveals a complicated trail of connections between campus
food service, a local farmer’s beef, and the science lab’s cancer
research. Together with her few allies, Cassandra must protect the
students caught up in the entanglement.
Dealing with homesickness, vandalism, and a stalker, Cassandra is trapped in a public relations disaster that could cost her job, or more. No one said college was easy.
My review . . . As Vice President of Student Affairs, Cassandra's main duties are disciplining undergraduate students and mentoring thesis candidates. When she is tapped to fill in for the college president while he travels abroad creating partnerships with foreign universities, Cassandra imagines an opportunity to showcase her administrative talents and advance her career goal of one day becoming a college president herself. As it turns out, the experience will not only test her leadership abilities, it will endanger her own safety and that of several students.
Endless meetings and arrangements for Homecoming are somewhat stressful, but pale in comparison with the unfolding developments after the death of a student worker at the college laboratory where groundbreaking cancer research is being conducted. Cassandra must put her own career on the line to protect the students and the school's reputation. Will her actions earn her the respect and support of the college president and board of directors, or will she lose her dream job and the chance to realize her career aspirations?
Death by Dissertation is an engaging mystery with puzzling clues that introduces readers to a plucky protagonist. Cassandra is a highly motivated, talented young woman determined to make her mark in the field of higher education. Leaving her home and family in Hawai'i and adapting to life in Nebraska is challenging--both in terms of physical weather and cultural climate--but Cassandra's combination of natural grace and assertiveness serve her well. A core group of campus friends stands by her, and together they form relationships that readers will be able to follow in subsequent books in the series.
Author Kelly Brakenhoff is to be commended for her insider observations and realistic portrayal of campus politics and life in a small college town. These elements, along with the personable cast of characters, are a promising start to the series. I look forward to following the further adventures of Dr. Cassandra Sato and her friends and colleagues.
Giveaway . . . Enter the Death by Dissertation contest by clicking on this link.
About the author . . . 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. As an American Sign Language Interpreter with more than twenty years of experience, Kelly’s worked in college classrooms for fifteen different majors. From traipsing across muddy farm fields to stomach-churning medical procedures, and stage interpreting for famous figures, Kelly’s community interpreting interactions number in the thousands. Unfortunately, once she’s stepped away from the job, she usually forgets 90% of what happened. Which helps her keep confidential information safe, but also makes it really hard to grocery shop for more than 5 items without a written list.
About the author . . . 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. As an American Sign Language Interpreter with more than twenty years of experience, Kelly’s worked in college classrooms for fifteen different majors. From traipsing across muddy farm fields to stomach-churning medical procedures, and stage interpreting for famous figures, Kelly’s community interpreting interactions number in the thousands. Unfortunately, once she’s stepped away from the job, she usually forgets 90% of what happened. Which helps her keep confidential information safe, but also makes it really hard to grocery shop for more than 5 items without a written list.
Kelly
wants to live in a world filled with peace, love, and joy, where people
who can hear learn enough sign language to include deaf people in
everyday conversations and work. Where every deaf child has early access
to language and books with characters like them, and dark chocolate is
cheap and plentiful.
When she’s not interpreting or writing, you can find Kelly cheering for her favorite Husker teams or training for half-marathons because she really likes dessert.
Her first mystery, Death by Dissertation, released April 22, 2019.
Purchase link . . . Amazon June 22 – 30 – Just $0.99!!
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Note . . . I received a complimentary copy of Death by Dissertation from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
Thanks for the opportunity! Looks like a fun read to me!
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