Columbo : Murder by the Book

Columbo : Murder by the Book (1971)

Genres - Drama, Crime, Mystery, Thriller  |   Sub-Genres - Police Detective Film  |   Run Time - 90 min.  |   Countries - Italy, United States  |  
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Synopsis by Sandra Brennan

Looking more like a unmade bed than one of the world's greatest homicide detectives, Lt. Columbo is still the best man to solve the mysterious death of a popular mystery writer. Though he quickly finds the culprit, the killer has devised airtight alibis and Columbo must use all of his considerable faculties to trick him into a confession. Steven Spielberg's direction coupled with Steven Bochco's deft writing and Peter Falk's flawless portrayal of the laid-back gumshoe, makes "Murder by the Book" one of the series' finest episodes.

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investigation, police-detective, alibi, murder, mystery-writer