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The HWS Mystery Novel Series
The Library of Lost Trees: The Novel
In 1898, three inquisitive students at the Tremlett College for Women on Antheia Island near Maine discover a body dashed against the forbidden cliffs. Sherlock Holmes-obsessed Ada Gentry Adair leads her two best friends into the untamed depths of the island to uncover the truth behind a string of mysterious deaths and disappearances. This is the first book based on the adventures of the three founders of the Hardy Women's Society as discovered in the HWS archives at Tremlett College. The novel has not yet been released. |
The Authors
Kerry Eilleen and Amanda Kooser are a mother-and-daughter team who co-authored “The Library of Lost Trees,” the first in a series of mystery novels that explores mythology, botany, legends, adventure, and the growing movement for women’s independence at the turn of the 20th century. The second book in the series, "The Bones in the Branches," takes place in New Mexico Territory. They are currently plotting the third book in the saga, "Darkness Over the Day."
Amanda C. Kooser
Amanda C. Kooser is a professional writer specializing in technology and travel journalism. She is a contributor to CNET’s Crave blog and a songwriter and musician who has spent time with the bands Edith Grove & Bottle Tree, So Dark a Train, and, most recently, The Dawn Hotel.
Amanda has traveled transatlantic the old-fashioned way, by train and ocean liner. When not writing, she can be found hiking in the mountains of New Mexico, tinkering with her 1956 DeSoto, and training in Aikido at Albuquerque Aikikai.
She first joined the Hardy Women’s Society at the age of 16 and is now an active member of the New Mexico Chapter.
Amanda has traveled transatlantic the old-fashioned way, by train and ocean liner. When not writing, she can be found hiking in the mountains of New Mexico, tinkering with her 1956 DeSoto, and training in Aikido at Albuquerque Aikikai.
She first joined the Hardy Women’s Society at the age of 16 and is now an active member of the New Mexico Chapter.
Kerry Eilleen
Kerry Eilleen is a printmaker and gardener. Her recent master’s thesis looked at California freeway design and its intersection with art, culture, and society. She is a member of the Native Plant Society of New Mexico, Society of Architectural Historians Landscape History Chapter, and the California Garden & Landscape History Society.
Kerry’s extensive experience with gardening, landscape design, art history, and historic preservation all contributed to the development of the novel. She particularly enjoyed her time studying primary source material from Tremlett College.
Kerry introduced both of her daughters to the Hardy Women’s Society. Her son is a member of the HWS Men’s Auxiliary.
Kerry’s extensive experience with gardening, landscape design, art history, and historic preservation all contributed to the development of the novel. She particularly enjoyed her time studying primary source material from Tremlett College.
Kerry introduced both of her daughters to the Hardy Women’s Society. Her son is a member of the HWS Men’s Auxiliary.