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Luther eustis, a sternly godfearing farmer of middle age, had confessed the murder of beulah ross, the sexy teenager who ran away with him for an illicit twoweek idyll. Crimes of passion is a 1984 american erotic thriller film directed by ken russell starring kathleen turner, anthony perkins, john laughlin and annie potts. Love and danger collide in 6 romantic suspense books featuring strong women who meet their perilsand their menon their own terms. Along with a brand new video intro from screenwriter barry sandler.
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