Aunt Alberta isn't as terrible as she seems - sure, she lies, is gluttonous, murders, and tortures - but other than that. And I really like her owl. After the unexpected death of her parents, Stella Saxby suddenly becomes the heir to Saxby Hall. However, her dreadful Aunt Alberta and her enormous mountain owl Wagner will stop at nothing to seize the inheritance for themselves. Luckily, Stella has friends - even if they are somewhat unusual: like the hard-of-hearing and nearly blind old butler Gibbon. Or the chimney sweep Dust, who is a real ghost. Will they manage to drive Stella's terror of an aunt out of Saxby Hall?.