In this story, the fifth in a series of Junior Detective Club stories, the circumstances around the death of Stella and Mitch's parents almost two years earlier become clear. The teenagers' missing grandfather, wealthy lumber baron Mitchell Saint Saens, returns to Alaska and helps his grandchildren bring the murderer to justice.
Since the death of their parents, Stella and Mitch had been living with their other grandparents, Marge and Herb Spencer, but it wasn't working out. Marge and Herb didn't know what their grandchildren were doing most of the time and didn't seem to care. They hadn't provided a good home for Stella and Mitch so custody of the teenagers was given to their new grandfather, the original Mitchell Saint Saens.
Life with this new grandfather was so much better. This grandfather wanted to know what his grandchildren were doing. He was concerned about their safety. Now Stella and Mitch could act like normal teenage siblings, but they still held Junior Detective Club meetings.
Since the death of their parents, Stella and Mitch had been living with their other grandparents, Marge and Herb Spencer, but it wasn't working out. Marge and Herb didn't know what their grandchildren were doing most of the time and didn't seem to care. They hadn't provided a good home for Stella and Mitch so custody of the teenagers was given to their new grandfather, the original Mitchell Saint Saens.
Life with this new grandfather was so much better. This grandfather wanted to know what his grandchildren were doing. He was concerned about their safety. Now Stella and Mitch could act like normal teenage siblings, but they still held Junior Detective Club meetings.
