Henry (Hank) Stewart has just inherited a small fortune along with his grandparents' lakefront house in Connecticut. The terms of his grandfather's will stipulate that he must give up his career in advertising, live at the house for at least four years and utilize his talents to produce written works of high artistic merit.

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  The documents left behind in the converted barn have Hank wondering if his grandfather was  just a popular author of  suspense novels or if he was an undercover operative,

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  Further research into the Templeton past has Hank questioning his own  family's origins and their connection with one of the most influential American industrialists.