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Murder by Mail™ has been creating and designing interactive mystery theme parties and games since 1980!

Our Mystery Party Packages contain everything you will need to stage your mystery event: All of the plans, props, plot, and individual guest character dossier kits customized to the size of your party. Plus: All of the instructions, planner's materials, awards, and access to free assistance that you will ever need or want.

You're invited to a "murder." The suspense may kill you!

Before the end of the evening, one of your guests is going to get "bumped off." Can you catch the killer?

You can stage a mystery theme party as a private "in home" party with your friends or as a publicly attended event. Our parties are self running and require no actors. Guests get to play all of the parts by stepping into their roles and improvising their chracters. We think it's always more fun to be a part of the fantasy than just watching one.
Note: Parties may be staged using actors to play some of the roles if preferred.

You can stage a party anywhere: Homes, Inns, Hotels, B&B's, Restaurants, Country Clubs, Conference Centers, Social Clubs, Churches, Temples, Indoors or Out.

You can stage a mystery theme party for:

Any reason or occasion: Dinner parties, Gourmet clubs, Birthdays, New Year's, Halloween, Xmas, Fund Raisers, Business/Corporate, Newcomer & Social Events, and more.

Any size group: Our packages are customized to accommodate parties from 10 people up to 200+ and include everything you will need to plan and stage your party (including assistance).

Any theme: We have many themes and staging formats from which to choose. And, each one is an honest to goodness, full fledged murder mystery that plays out right before your eyes. One of your guests is going to "get it" and everyone gets to investigate and solve the mystery.

An evening long, afternoon, or weekend long format. Typical party length: 3 to 4 hours w/food service. Length can be customized.

All ages: Primarily staged by adults, our parties are age appropriate for 12 and up.

Imagine you're attending a party with an assortment of interesting and outrageous guests, each dressed up and acting out a character role. And you're a character too! You can play your role as sedately or outrageously as you wish. There is lots of room to improvise. So step right into the fantasy. Now watch as a murder mystery unfolds before your eyes. You know that a mock murder will be committed. But, where, when, and to whom? Will you be our victim? Or perpetrator? Are your palms sweaty? Heart beating faster? How would you plot your crime? Think you could get away with murder? The anticipation is nothing short of devilishly delightful! Or, do you fancy yourself a super sleuth? During our investigation, you and your guests will get to hunt for clues, question suspects, piece the puzzle of mystery and intrigue together, play your hunches and cast your vote for Whodunit. Were you really as observant as you thought? Are you a discriminating detective? Clue: Someone in the room is guilty. So hurry, dress up as your new character and get ready for an evening or weekend of mystery, sleuthing, and the most fun you've ever had (at a party)!

We often tell people to think of our parties as combination fantasy, costume, and theme party within which a full fledged murder mystery plays out. We purposefully build in all kinds of activities, entertainment, and subplots to keep the party busy from start to finish. These are much more than just mystery "games." They are play for real, honest to goodness, full fledged mysteries that you and your guests get to participate in and solve! There is nothing else like it.

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"The Velvet Room Mystery" 1920's/'30's gangsters & gun molls speakeasy theme

"A Murder In Morocco" 1940's Casablanca intrigue theme

"Done In At Dobie Gillis" 1950's sock hop / prom theme

"Done In Again At Dobie Gillis" 1968 high school reunion theme

"Rocking Rodeo Mystery" Country & Western music/show biz theme

"Murder At Mulberry Manor" English Victorian theme on the spooky gothic moors

"The Port Royal Pirate Mystery" Pirates & plunderers on the high seas theme

"The Curse of Castle Blackmoor Mystery" Medieval murder theme

"Bumped Off Under The Big Top" Circus / carnival theme

"The Butler Did It" Butler/Maid Convention

"Done In At The Disco" The 1978 Disco Fever theme

"Murder At Miss Kitty's Golden Nugget Saloon" The gold rush theme

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