Murder by the Book

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.

• Release date
• March 17, 1987
• Runtime
• 100 min
• Genres
• Comedy, Crime, Mystery, Thriller, TV Movie
• Director
• Mel Damski

Cast

Robert Hays D.H. 'Hank' Mercer / Biff Deegan Catherine Mary Stewart Marissa Christopher Murney Lt. Greenberg Fred Gwynne Victor Greville Celeste Holm Claire

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Jonathan Moore Nicholas Rubinstein Martin Neufeld Pete Michael Copeman