Culinario Mortale: Dauercamper, Dosenbier und eine Leiche

The campsite at Teufelssee is considered one of the most beautiful places in the entire Eifel region, thanks to its location and the surrounding landscape. Over the years, fewer and fewer tourists found their way there—not only because of the campsite’s modest size. The partially dilapidated condition of the facilities deterred many guests. Gisela Nickel, the grumpy, chain-smoking owner, cut corners wherever she could. Now that the holiday season had ended and the last tourists had departed, the site was once again firmly in the hands of the few loyal long-term campers. On this final warm summer day, you were all busy preparing for the annual autumn festival.

The scent of steaks and bratwurst filled the air, and numerous homemade salads were served to bid farewell to summer with a cold can of beer. You ate, drank, and reminisced together. Even the two newcomers, who weren’t part of the tight-knit community of long-term campers, had been invited. The celebration was meant to mark the beginning of the quiet and relaxing half of the camping year. But what was intended as a joyful gathering took a dramatic turn as the evening progressed—at around 9:45 p.m., Hildegard informed you that she had found Gisela’s lifeless body in the reception area.

Of course, you immediately contacted the police. But until they arrived, you were left alone with the question: What happened that evening? How could this celebration end in death?