Deception of the Novelist
A famous novelist receives a large inheritance after his father’s passing.He rents out one of his inherited properties to a Japanese/Chinese woman named Elaine and they embark on an affair, causing rifts in his marriage with Jeanna Ho.One night, Elaine is suddenly found dead in the balcony of the house.
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A famous novelist receives a large inheritance after his father’s passing. He rents out one of his inherited properties to a Japanese/Chinese woman named Elaine and they embark on an affair, causing rifts in his marriage with Jeanna Ho. One night, Elaine is suddenly found dead in the balcony of the house. When police start their investigation, they realize that there are a lot of suspicious factors to the case leading them to suspect that this is not their normal kidnapping or revenge against an unfaithful husband case.
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- Release date
- Jun 20, 2019
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
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- Language
- Cantonese
- Country
- Hong Kong
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