Murder by the Book
Murder by the Book
Release: 1987-03-17
·Runtime: 100m
·★ 5.9
Comedy
Crime
Mystery
Thriller
TV Movie
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.
Production Countries
Canada
United States of America
Production Companies
Orion Television
Peter Nelson Production
Cast
Robert Hays
as D.H. 'Hank' Mercer / Biff Deegan
Catherine Mary Stewart
as Marissa
Christopher Murney
as Lt. Greenberg
Fred Gwynne
as Victor Greville
Celeste Holm
as Claire
Martin Neufeld
as Pete
Michael Copeman
Eric Keenleyside
Robin Ward
Louis Di Bianco
Marc Gomes
Lynne Cormack
Lynne Gorman
Jacques Sandulescu
as Timothy (uncredited)
Lewis J. Stadlen
as Norman Wagstaff (uncredited)
