Deception of the Novelist (2019)
作家的謊言：筆忠誘罪
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.
- Date of release
- 2019-06-20
- TMDB
- 5.8 / 10 (12)
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Genres
- Crime, Mystery, Thriller
- Director
- Christopher Sun Lap-kei
Casting
- Justin Cheung Kin-sing — Jay Tsui
- Jeana Ho Pui-yu — Kiki Tong
- Linah Matsuoka — Elaine Chan
- Benny Chan Ho-Man — Superintendent So
- Danny Chan Kwok-kwan — Jason
- C Kwan — Chu Hung
- Billy Luk Wing-Kuen — Sam Wong
- Gregory Wong Chung-yiu — Jim
- Hugo Ng Doi-yung — Dr. Miu Jee Kan
- Raymond Chiu — Inspector Lee
- Kelly Chen Jia-li — Detective Haan
- Terry Zou Wen-zheng — Detective Dak
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