Mel Damski
Director
Murder by the Book (1987)
Mild-mannered mystery writer D. H. Mercer has become so immersed in his material that his creation, hard-boiled private eye Biff Deegan, constantly appears to him as a hallucination. Intent on getting rid of Biff, and replacing him with a more civilized detective, Mercer soon finds himself in a genuine mystery involving art fraud, murder, and a beautiful lady in peril.
Genres: Comedy, Crime, Mystery, Thriller, TV Movie
Keywords: tmdb.alter-ego, tmdb.writer, mdblist.imdb-tv-movie, tmdb.gumshoe, imdb.murder, imdb.fantasy-becomes-reality, imdb.based-on-novel, aspectratio.1-33-1
Watch Providers: MGM Plus, fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, Philo
Production Companies: Orion Television, Peter Nelson Production
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Runtime: 100 min.
Released: March 17, 1987
Status: Released
Certification: NR / 11+