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.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 replacin... Read more
Starring Robert Hays, Catherine Mary Stewart, Christopher Murney, Fred Gwynne, Celeste Holm, Jonathan Moore, Martin Neufeld, Michael Copeman, Bunty Webb, Eric Keenleyside
Watch "Murder by the Book" from streaming services Amazon Prime, Fubo TV, MGM+ released in 1987. It's a drama and crime movie, and has a rating of 5.3 out of 10 from Imdb which is fairly okay for this kind of movie.