The Girl in the Painting

A portrait painting is stolen from a London home. Shortly afterwards, the owner, Nat, calls on genealogist Jefferson Tayte for his help. She believes the subject of the painting, a young girl called Jess, is a past relative and wants to learn more about her. The problem is that Nat's research has hit a brick wall-Jess appears to have vanished from the slums of Victorian London soon after the portrait was painted.



When Tayte learns that the theft is connected with a recent murder, he's right ...