About krimifabrik
Although the crime factory always appears as "we", there is only one person behind it. I am Stephanie, an author, graphic designer, accountant and website designer all in one. I discovered my passion for murder mystery dinners in 2018, long after most fans had played their first murder mystery dinner.
Breathless and convinced that I had no acting talent at all, I set myself the challenge of cooking a three-course meal, putting on a costume and convincing people to accept my "dinner invitation". None of my friends had ever played anything like it, none had ever been to a dinner party and the last time anyone wore a costume was on Halloween. Eight years ago.
A murder mystery dinner promised so much: a journey through time to historical settings, with authentic food and appropriate music, and a single, huge mystery - for me it was love at first sight. After a very stubborn raw roast, many glasses of wine and the next murder mystery dinner date in the calendar, it was clear: we'll do this more often!
The idea of writing our own dinner stories was a defiant reaction to other games: there was a better way to do this, we could add more story and the resolution was only just OK. No sooner said than done.
The first story - Murder in the Green Oasis - taught me a lot about GDR history and was a unique opportunity to bring it to life again. I hope you enjoy the time travel and dinner parties as much as I enjoyed writing them!