Murder by the Book (1987)
Overview : 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 : 100m
Genre : Comedy, Crime, Mystery, Thriller, TV Movie
Companies : Orion Television, Peter Nelson Production
Countries : Canada, United States of America
Keywords : alter ego, writer, gumshoe