{"product_id":"2940196681820","title":"A Grave Inheritance: A Gripping French-Canadian Genealogy Mystery and Contested Inheritance Thriller (Millbrook Genealogy Mysteries, #3)","description":"\u003cp\u003eA woman came from Quebec claiming a dead man's farm.\u003cbr\u003eShe was found drowned before anyone could prove she was right.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Isabelle Gagnon-Lavigne arrives in Millbrook with a probate claim on the town's most contested property, she has documents, a family letter — and a genealogical case built on a hundred-year-old Quebec marriage that no one in Vermont has ever acknowledged.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwenty-four hours later, she is found drowned in the old well behind the Pratt farmhouse.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe obvious suspect is Augusta \"Gussie\" Pratt — eighty-one years old, iron-willed, and the woman who stands to lose three million dollars if the claim succeeds. Maggie Penhallow doesn't like Gussie. She has never liked Gussie.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShe takes the case anyway. Because the truth doesn't care who she likes.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat Maggie finds in the Quebec archives is not what anyone expected: a \u003cem\u003edit\u003c\/em\u003e name — a centuries-old French-Canadian naming tradition — that means Isabelle had the wrong family entirely. The real first wife exists. The real marriage exists. And the killer committed murder to prevent Maggie from finding it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo solve this case, Maggie must navigate the Drouin Collection, 1919 Quebec parish registers, a contested codicil, and a sixty-eight-year family silence — while someone in Millbrook watches every step she takes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePerfect for fans of Richard Osman, Louise Penny, and anyone with French-Canadian roots who has ever lost a family line to a surname that changed.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Grave Inheritance\u003c\/em\u003e is the third book in the Millbrook Genealogy Mystery series — warm, precise, and genealogically real, with a Quebec research guide at the back so you can search your own ancestors tonight.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Millbrook Genealogy Mystery Series\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBook 1: The Buried Branch\u003c\/strong\u003e — A 1903 letter. A hidden heir. A body in the woods. \u003cem\u003eAvailable now.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBook 2: Not the Parent Expected\u003c\/strong\u003e — A DNA discovery that becomes a death sentence. \u003cem\u003eAvailable now.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBook 3: A Grave Inheritance\u003c\/strong\u003e — A Quebec claim. A drowned woman. A \u003cem\u003edit\u003c\/em\u003e name that changes everything. \u003cem\u003eYou are here.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBook 4: The Last Letter Home\u003c\/strong\u003e — Maggie's grandmother's name is in a dead man's folder. The search for Bridie Kelly begins.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eClean read. No graphic violence. Slow-burn romance. Real genealogy technique you can use tonight.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIncludes: Maggie's Quebec Research Notes — a practical guide to the Drouin Collection, dit names, and probate records for anyone researching French-Canadian or New England ancestry.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe dit name is the door. Learn to look for it.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Crimson Veil Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48247028416753,"sku":"2940196681820","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0674\/5433\/7265\/files\/2940196681820_p0.jpg?v=1780568928","url":"https:\/\/shop.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940196681820","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble","version":"1.0","type":"link"}