When Jeremy and Jennifer Lane discovered the portrait of their ancestor in the attic, they could not foresee how this steely-eyed many-times great-grandmother would affect their future. The wild disorder in their kitchen caused by a strange intruder, the chance discovery of a family name in an old newspaper, and their encounter with a refugee artist who rescues them in a moment of danger are seemingly unrelated elements in an engrossing mystery.How can the Lanes prove their claim to a lost fortune? What secret does the family portrait conceal? Who were the refugee artist's threatening callers? Finding the answers to these questions leads Jeremy and Jennifer down paths of intrigue and peril.Readers will enjoy the lively Lane family and their adventures in this exciting book by a favorite writer of mysteries for young people.