"The Guardianship of Willie Musselburgh," by Kevin Egan, Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine, January/February 2025.
I was surprised to note that this is the first time I have reviewed one of Egan's stories here, since I have enjoyed many of them. They have frequently featured a man who works as a troubleshooter for judges in Manhattan, but this tale is about a different part of the legal system - one I don't remember ever reading a story about.
Keiran Lenahan is a lawyer turned golf pro. When the titular Willie, an elderly designer of golf clubs, takes a fall which puts him in a coma, a judge assigns Lenahan to be the court evaluator. That means he has to decide who should be Willie's guardian, in charge of care decisions and controlling his assets. One candidate is Willie's nephew; the other is his live-in caretaker.
Our hero looks into the pair and finds red flags. This being a crime story, there will be crime.
Egan, a retired attorney, shows us a side of the law far from Perry Mason, but important and interesting.
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