Harper Lee's will reveals lawyer holds control of her writings and estate

After initially fighting to keep the will private, Lee’s attorney Tonja Carter – who found the manuscript for Go Set a Watchman – is named as the executor of the author’s estate

A will signed by Harper Lee eight days before her death has been unsealed by an Alabama court, after the New York Times (NYT) filed a lawsuit arguing that the document should be a matter of public record.

The will was sealed in 2016, after Lee’s lawyer and personal representative Tonja Carter – a controversial figure since the publication of Lee’s Go Set a Watchman, a manuscript Carter said she discovered in a safe deposit box in Lee’s hometown of Monroeville – cited the author’s desire for privacy in court.

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