When a peculiar letter arrives inviting Armand Gamache to an abandoned farmhouse, the former head of the Sûreté du Québec discovers that a complete stranger has named him one of the executors of her will. Still on suspension, and frankly curious, Gamache accepts and soon learns that the other two executors are Myrna Landers, the bookseller from Three Pines, and a young builder. None of them had ever met the elderly woman. The will is so odd...

When Miss Julia hears that Miss Mattie Freeman has taken a fall and is in the hospital, she wishes she'd spent more time getting to know the woman and not just because she's the last person in town to hear about the accident! So when the tumble proves fatal, the last thing Miss Julia expects is a phone call from Mr. Ernest Sitton, Attorney at Law: Miss Julia is named executor of Mattie Freeman's last will and testament, and it looks like her last...

A guide to settling an estate or administering a trust; furnishes information on and procedures for handling the assets, debt, and property according to a decedent's wishes.

"When an eccentric tycoon leaves six million dollars to his faithful dog, King, trustee Ellen Hathaway is besieged by fortune hunters when they learn she's next to inherit. After the German Shepard is poisoned and Ellen's accused of the crime, King's spirit is granted special permission to go back to earth in human form and help clear Ellen's name."--Container.

Probating an estate can be a difficult and time consuming process involving taxes, fee payments, beneficiary disputes and tricky asset transfers. This book explores the process from the moment the deceased passes away right through to the distribution of assets. Items such as death certificates, autopsies, funeral planning and asset management are discussed at length.Probating an estate can be a demanding and time consuming process involving complicated...