A Blueprint for Murder

A Blueprint for Murder

He kissed her into the most sacred confession a woman can make!

NR 1953 · 77 min · ★ 6.2 · Mystery, Crime, Thriller

Whitney Cameron is in a quandary: he's attracted to his beautiful sister-in-law, Lynn, but also harbors serious suspicions about her. Her husband, Cameron's brother, died under mysterious circumstances, and now that the death of her stepchild, Polly, has been attributed to poisoning, he suspects that Lynn is after his late brother's estate, and killing everyone in her way.

Directed by Andrew L. Stone · Written by Andrew L. Stone

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