Murder by the BookMovie
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.
About Murder by the Book
Murder by the Book is a 1987 comedy, crime, mystery movie directed by Mel Damski.
The production information lists a runtime of 1h 40m, production credits from Canada, United States of America, an original language code of EN.
The credited cast includes Robert Hays, Catherine Mary Stewart, Christopher Murney, Fred Gwynne. The synopsis above summarizes the central premise without adding details beyond the available title information.
