Simpson's Will - Paperback

by Edward a. McCoyd (Author)

Just out of Fordham Law School in 1968, Tim O'Leary receives a surprise job offer from Bradford, Lord and Turner, an old-line Manhattan law firm. Upon arrival, he is assigned to what is expected to be a routine probate proceeding in the estate of the well-known and recently divorced Reginald Simpson, who has died and whose Will disinherits his good-for-nothing brother Harold. Matters deteriorate, however, when the Will mysteriously vanishes and Harold hires the brash Brooklyn lawyer Mickey Finn to challenge it. Tim's girlfriend, a street-smart private investigator, decides the Will has been stolen, but an unexpected turn of events frustrates Tim's pursuit of her theory as the case hurtles toward what promises to be a costly and embarrassing conclusion.

Author Biography

Edward A. McCoyd grew up in Brooklyn. He never forgave the Dodgers for deserting the borough for the West Coast when he was 13, and always admired his favorite player Jackie Robinson for refusing to move to Manhattan the year before to play for baseball's New York Giants. After graduating from law school, Ed spent four years with a large Wall Street law firm before starting a successful private practice. He frequently lectures and publishes articles on estate and probate matters, and lives on Long Island with his wife Donna.