Letters from Whitechapel

Letters from Whitechapel

Get ready to enter the poor and dreary Whitechapel district in London 1888 – the scene of the mysterious Jack the Ripper murders – with its crowded and smelly alleys, hawkers, shouting merchants, dirty children covered in rags who run through the crowd and beg for...

Hello Fellow Mystery Lovers!

Some 30+ years ago I played my very first bookcase murder mystery game witha groups of friends. We had a blast! AND I wanted more. More games to play, for sure, but even WAY more I wanted DEPTH and BREADTH to the story, characters and the experience. I wanted to know WEEKS in advance who my character was and how she knew and related to the other characters in the whodunnit. At that time what I wanted did not exist. So I wrote my own. Later others joined me in creating mysteries that were immersive, historically accurate when appropriate, rife with realistic (and sometimes real!) props. Our games came complete with dossiers and backgrounders that the players of my games could use to immerse themselves in before the evening of the pivotal event! (Click the Title to Read More…)