The Book of Murder
NR 1974 · 73 min · TV Movie, Horror, Mystery, Crime
Much-married and once successful writer Henry T. Aythecliff, now heavily in debt, summons his three ex-wives to his mansion, planning to extort a sizable amount of money from each. When he is discovered dead, clues indicate that each of his four wives had motive and opportunity to murder him, and a young detective must sift through some ingeniously devised evidence.
Directed by Lloyd Richards
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Nan Martin Catherine -
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