Murder by the Book

Murder by the Book

100 mins | Crime, Mystery, TV Movie | March 17, 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.

Murder by the Book

100 mins | Crime, Mystery, TV Movie | March 17, 1987

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.
IMDb rating 5.3
Producers Orion Television, Peter Nelson Production
Original title Murder by the Book
Directors Robert McCart, Penny Hynam, Gerry Arbeid, Mel Damski
Writers Mel Arrighi, Andy Siegel, Michael Norell

Cast

Robert Hays

as D.H. 'Hank' Mercer / Biff Deegan

Christopher Murney

as Lt. Greenberg

Fred Gwynne

as Victor Greville

Celeste Holm

as Claire

Jonathan Moore

as Nicholas Rubinstein

Martin Neufeld

as Pete

Alan Rose

as Tony (uncredited)

Jacques Sandulescu

as Timothy (uncredited)

Lewis J. Stadlen

as Norman Wagstaff (uncredited)

Gavin Steed

as Roger Delacroix (uncredited)